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Tamil Nadu adds 2,141 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, total crosses 52,000

Chennai alone added 1,373 cases taking the total to 37,070 cases in the city. Death toll in the state capital is 501

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A doctor in PPE suit collects swab sample from people for COVID-19 testing at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Wazirabad, in Gurugram on Saturday.

T E Narasimhan Chennai

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 18 2020 | 8:19 PM IST

Tamil Nadu added 2,141 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday taking the total to 52,334 across the state.

According to the State Health Department, of the 2,141 cases, Chennai alone added 1,373 cases taking the total to 37,070 cases in the city. The death toll in the state capital is 501.

Thiruvallur and Chengalpet have reported 100 plus cases today.

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It was further stated that 25,719 persons were tested today and 1,017 patients were discharged and 49 new Covid-19 deaths were reported.

With these, the total number of positive

Topics : Coronavirus Tamil Nadu government Chennai

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