Cases drop below 3,000 in Chennai, surge in Coimbatore Updated: Updated: May 28, 2021 00:07 IST 33,361 people test positive in State, 474 die; Coimbatore registers 4,734 fresh infections; 3,23,915 people take the jabs in State Share Article AAA 33,361 people test positive in State, 474 die; Coimbatore registers 4,734 fresh infections; 3,23,915 people take the jabs in State Tamil Nadu recorded 33,361 fresh COVID-19 cases and 474 deaths on Thursday. While new cases continued to surge in districts like Coimbatore and Tiruppur, the number of people who tested positive for the infection dipped below 3,000 in Chennai. As many as 2,779 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Chennai, taking its tally to 4,93,881. Coimbatore, for the second day in a row, recorded over 4,000 cases, as 4,734 more people contracted the infection.