BIGGEST SPIKE! 527 NEW POSITIVE CASES IN TAMIL NADU; ADDITIONAL COVID-19 DETAILS LISTED

In what is the biggest spike of COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, 527 people tested positive for the virus on Monday, 4 May, taking the total number of cases in the state 3550.

Press Release by the State Health Ministry said most of the today’s cases are linked to Koyambed Market in Chennai.

The following is the COVID-19 statistics of Tamil Nadu as of 4 May:

Total number of Male/Female/Transgender tested positive today – 377/150/0

Total number of Male/Female/Transgender tested positive till date – 2392/1157/1

Total number of functioning COVID-19 testing facilities – 50 (36 government and 14 private)

Total number of samples tested till date – 1,62,970

Total number of samples tested today – 12,863

Total number of persons tested till date – 1,53,489

Total number of persons tested today – 12,773

Total number of suspected individuals in isolation ward admission – 2662

Total number of patients discharged following treatment till date– 1409

Total number of patients discharged following treatment today – 30

Total number of active cases on date - 2107