Coronavirus cases in TN crosses 1,200 with 31 testing positive
Apr 14, 2020, 19:42 IST
Chennai, Apr 14 () After recording a spike in the pastfew days, Tamil Nadu reported a marginal dip in COVID-19 caseson Tuesday with only 31 testing positive for the contagionwhile 81 people were discharged following recovery, a seniorHealth official said here.The total number of coronavirus cases in the state roseto 1,204 and out of the fresh cases, as many as 21 were linkedto the the Jablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, one person had ahistory of inter-state travel and nine others were theircontacts, Health Secretary Beela Rajesh told reporters here. The state had reported 98 fresh cases on Monday, 106 onSunday and 58 on Saturday. Among those who were confirmed to have been infected bythe virus, five belonged to Chennai, taking the total numberof cases in the city to 210. Of the 31 infected, 15 were men and 16 women, Rajesh said. VGNVS VS
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