Tamil Nadu on Monday recorded the biggest single-day spike in the number of fresh novel coronavirus cases in the state, taking the total tally over 23,000.
The second highest single-day spike of 1,149 cases was reported yesterday. With 1,162 more patients confirming Covid-19 positive since Sunday, Tamil Nadu's total coronavirus cases rose to 23,495 since the outbreak, according to the state health department.
This is the third day that the state has recorded more than 1,000 daily cases in average. Along with that, the death toll in the state increased to 184 after 11 more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, it said.