Tamil Nadu on Wednesday hit the biggest single-day spike in novel coronavirus cases as the state recorded as many as 1,286 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to state health department.
On Monday, the state recorded the second biggest single-day spike of 1,162 cases . With this, Tamil Nadu's coronavirus tally breached a grim milestone of 25,000 and currently stands at 25,872, it said.
Along with that, the death toll in the state has also crossed 200-mark to 208 after 11 more fatalities were reported since Tuesday, it said.
Of the new cases reported, 15 patients (2 from UAE and 13 from Dubai) who flew to Tamil Nadu tested positive in the state at both the entry and exit gates.