Tamil Nadu was the fourth state in India to record over 6,000 coronavirus cases. As many as 600 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in last 24 hours, bringing the COVID-19 count in the state to 6,009 The state health minister C Vijayabaskar attributed "aggressive testing" behind this sudden spike in coronavirus tally.
Tamil Nadu tested 2,16,416 samples till Friday, the highest in the entire country, Vijayabaskar said. Maharashtra, the worst affected state in coronavirus pandemic with 19,000 cases, conducted 2,16,416 samples till Friday. "We are doing more tests than states that have more population and that is why a number of new positive cases are emerging," Tamil Nadu health minister added.