There was no sign of any reduction in the Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu as the State Health Department reported 18, 692 new cases of the pandemic on Friday. The day also saw 113 persons succumbing to the disease.
As on Friday, there were 1,15, 128 active patients across the State. With the pandemic claiming 113 lives on Friday, the number of deaths reported till dats in Tamil Nadu reached 14,046.
The pandemic has returned to the capital region of Chennai with renewed vigour as the day saw the number of persons diagnosed with the disease reaching 5,473. The neighbouring district of Chengalpattu registered 1,215 new cases and the south western district of Coimbatore saw 1,113 persons getting added to the count.
The State Government has declared a total lock down on Sunday, the day of counting of the Legislative Assembly polls.