TN records further decline in Covid-19 cases

Chennai, Sep 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu continued to log a downslide in the number of Covid-19 cases with recoveries outnumbering fresh infections in the state.In a statement issued here by the state health department on Saturday, the number of Covid-19 patients in the state was 47,110 lesser than that of 48,000, reported two days back.The number of Covid-19 cured and discharged persons in the state was 6,227 taking the total recoveries to 441,649 persons.The total number of persons who had tested positive for coronavirus over the past 24-hours stood at 5,495 pushing the tally to 497,066, the department added.76 new Covid-19 deaths were reported on Saturday, taking the total number of fatalities to 8,307.The total number of active Covid-19 cases factoring new infections, cured persons and the dead stand at 47,110.The state capital Chennai continued to head the Covid-19 infection table with 978 persons testing positive for the virus and the total tally stands at 147,591.The number of infected children in the state in the age group 0-12 went up to 21,701.
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