With 765 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, Tamil Nadu's Covid-19 count has shot past 16,000. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 16,277, according to the state health department.
With eight more deaths reported in the state since yesterday, the death toll also increased to 111, it said. There are currently 7,839 active patients since the outbreak.
Of the new cases reported, 39 patients were returnees from Maharashtra followed by one from Delhi and rest from other states.
One patient who returned from Philippines and another from London (UK) were initially tested negative in the state but turned positive after exit, the state department said.