Tamil Nadu adds 4,496 new Covid-19 cases, total number of cases at 151,820

According to the state health department, 39,715 persons were tested, while 5,000 patients were cured and discharged

Tamil Nadu added 4,496 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 151,820.

Of the 4,496 new cases, 1,291 were reported in Chennai. Madurai reported, 341 new cases, while Chennai's neighbouring district of Thiruvallur and Tuticorin in Southern Tamil Nadu reported over 250 cases.

Other districts including Chengalpet, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Ramnad, Sivagangai, Thiruvannamalai, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar reported more than a 100 cases.

According to the state health department, 39,715 persons were tested, while 5,000 patients were cured and