The Covid-19 pandemic claimed 79 lives in Tamil Nadu on Friday, the highest fatalities on a single day. The day also saw 4,538 new persons getting tested positive for coronavirus taking the number of active cases in the State to 47, 782.
Till date the State had traced 1.6 lakh persons afflicted with coronavirus, according to a release by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The State administration is in a relentless fight with the pandemic as it has ramped up the number of covid testing centres across the State.
On Friday Tamil Nadu had 109 fully equipped laboratories and the State tested 47, 539 persons on a single day. Till date the State has tested 1.75 million persons.
Out of the 79 deaths reported during the last 24 hours, 78 were with co-morbidities, which underscores the Government’s campaign that those suffering from serious ailments like diabetes, kidney failures and cancer should be vigilant against covid-19.
The stories from the districts too were not encouraging. While the capital city of Chennai showed a hike (1,243 patients), the situation remained grim in the neighbouring districts of Chengalpet (125), Kancheepuram (110) and Thiruvallur (220).
In Tamil Nadu , 17 out of the 38 districts have more than 100 Covid-19 patients. The day also saw 3,391 persons getting discharged fully cured of the pandemic.