Home / Health / Tamil Nadu adds 5,881 Covid-19 cases in a day, 1,013 from Chennai alone

Tamil Nadu adds 5,881 Covid-19 cases in a day, 1,013 from Chennai alone

The State Health Department said 58,350 persons were tested, 5,778 patients discharged and 97 new deaths were reported

Coronavirus, doctors, MEDICAL, health, workers, medics, covid

Premium

The total number of cases now stands 245,859 in the State, while 183,956 have been discharged so far and 3,935 have succumbed to the virus.

T E Narasimhan Chennai

1 min read Last Updated : Jul 31 2020 | 7:11 PM IST

Tamil Nadu added 5,881 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, of which 1,013 are from Chennai. Number of people discharged stood at 5,778, according to the State Health Department.

The Department said 58,350 persons were tested, 5,778 patients discharged and 97 deaths were reported.

ALSO READ: Coronavirus LIVE: International flights to remain suspended till Aug 31

Kancheepuram reported 485 cases, while the districts of Chengalpet, Ranipet, Thiruvallur and Virudhunagar have reported over 300 cases. Rest of the new cases were spread across the State.

The total number of cases now stands 245,859 in the State, while 183,956 have been

Topics : Coronavirus Tamil Nadu Coronavirus Tests

What you get on BS Premium?

Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.

VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in