195 more fatalities take State’s toll to 14,974 Updated: Updated: May 07, 2021 00:23 IST 24,898 infections recorded; Chennai adds 6,678 cases; Tamil Nadu receives another one lakh doses of Covishield Share Article AAA 24,898 infections recorded; Chennai adds 6,678 cases; Tamil Nadu receives another one lakh doses of Covishield Tamil Nadu on Thursday logged a high number of fatalities, with 195 more people succumbing to COVID-19. This took the toll to 14,974. The State added 24,898 more cases, taking the tally to 12,97,500. Chennai accounted for the most number of deaths at 69, taking its toll past the 5,000-mark. A total of 5,021 people have died due to COVID-19 in the city. Chennai reported 6,678 fresh cases, taking its tally to 3,70,596.