The official COVID 19 updates in Tamil Nadu show the new number of cases hovering near the 4000 mark for the fourth consecutive days with 3882 reported today taking up the total number of patients to 94,049 in the state. Chennai continues to have the highest number of patients with 2182 testing positive today taking up the city total to 60,533. The death toll has risen to 1264 after 63 persons lost their lives in the past twenty four hours and Chennai accounts for 929 deaths so far which is almost three fourth of the total in the state.

On the positive side the highest number so far of 2852 patients were discharged.today taking up the tally of recoveries to 52,926 which is sixty percent compared to active cases. Madurai and Chengalput have reported their highest single day spike numbers of 297 and 226 respectively. 31,521 tests done today out of 12,02,204 done so far which is the highest in the country till now.