Tamil Nadu's virus count crosses 19,000-mark with 827 new cases getting reported in the last 24 hours, inlcuding four passengers who returned from other states by domestic airport The number of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu reached 19,372 on Thursday, after 827 more people tested positive.
Chennai alone accounted for 559 of these 827 new patients. Four among these 827 new cases are passengers who returned from other states by domestic airport.
The state reported its highest single-day jump in deaths as toll reached 145 with 12 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.
639 people were discharged on Thursday, taking the total number of recoveries to 10,548. Click here to read the Mint ePaper Livemint.com is now on Telegram.