The total number of COVID 19 cases in Tamil Nadu has touched the staggering number of 8002 today with a shocking number of 798 testing positive in the past twenty four hours. As usual Chennai has reported 538 cases which is almost three fourth of the state. Chennai now has 4397 patients which is half of the total number in the state.

6 persons have lost their lives to the deadly virus taking the death toll to 53. The good news is that 92 persons were discharged in the last twenty-four hours among the total of 2051 who have gone home till date.

The other details are 11,862 samples tested today. 2,54,899 samples tested to date. 2,43, 952 persons tested so far. Of the 8002 cases, 5421 are male, 2579 female, 2 transgenders, and 427 children under the age of 12 affected so far.