COVID-19: 4 more deaths, 526 new cases in TN

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amil Nadu on Saturday reported four more deaths of coronavirus patients and 526 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the southern state's total cases to 6,535, the Health Department said.

State capital Chennai continued to see the highest number of infections at 279, followed by Villupuram (67) and Chengalpattu (40). A total of 1,867 corona patients are linked to Koyambedu wholesale market till date.

After the four deaths reported on Saturday, the death toll in Tamil Nadu due to coronavirus had climbed up to 44.

The statement said 219 patients were cured and discharged from various hospitals, taking the total such cases to 1,824. The total number of active cases in Tamil Nadu now stands at 4,664.

A total of 13,254 samples were tested over the past 24 hours, which now total over 2.29 lakh.

The number of infected children in the age group 0-12 went up to 329.

✔️ COVID-19: 4 more deaths, 526 new cases in TN

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