A large number of Thursday's cases are linked to the Koyambedu market in Chennai, which recently emerged as a Covid-19 hotspot Chennai: Five hundred and eighty more COVID-19 positive cases and two deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. "The total number of cases in the state stands at 5,409, including 37 deaths.
A large number of today's cases are linked to the Koyambedu market in Chennai. 1,547 people have been discharged post-treatment till today in Tamil Nadu," said the state's Health Department in a release.
A total of 52,952 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India so far. 15,267 persons have recovered or migrated, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.