Daily count drops below 6,000 in Chennai; another 46,744 people vaccinated Tamil Nadu recorded a high number of deaths due to COVID-19 on Friday with 467 more persons succumbing to the infection, taking the toll to 19,598. The State added 36,184 fresh cases to its tally. Though the daily cases dropped below 6,000 in Chennai, the number of fatalities hit 100. A total of 5,913 people tested positive and 109 persons died. The city had reported 6,000-plus cases for eight consecutive days. Fatalities were reported in 36 districts, except in Ariyalur. After Chennai, Chengalpattu reported 40 deaths, followed by Tiruvallur with 32. A total of 27 persons died in Madurai, while 25 died in Coimbatore. There were 16 deaths each in Kanniyakumari and Nagapattinam, 15 each in Dindigul and Tiruchi and 13 each in Salem, Vellore and Virudhunagar.