An additional 5,647 coronavirus cases were reported in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 5,75,017.

In the last 24 hours, a record high of 94,037 samples were tested to a total of 70,04,558.

After 5,612 Covid-19 patients were discharged (5,19,448), the number of active cases stood at 46,336. The number of deaths increased by 85 to a total of 9,233.

In Chennai, for the third consecutive day the number of daily cases yet again crossed the 1,000 mark to 1,187 with 867 patients discharged; deaths- 23 and active cases-10,311.

Some of the districts that reported higher number of cases include Chengalpattu- 259; Coimbatore- 656; Cuddalore- 212; Erode- 140; Kancheepuram- 148; Namakkal- 134; Nilgiris- 145; Salem- 296; Thanjavur- 179; Thiruvallur- 235; Thiruvannamalai- 136; Thiruvarur- 141; Thiruppur- 188; Vellore- 138 and Villupuram- 161 , according to health ministry.

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