An additional 5,560 coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of infections to 5.25 lakh as on September 17.
After 5,524 Covid-19 patients were discharged (total 4.70 lakh), the number of active cases stood at 46,610 in the State.
In the last 24 hours, 84,524 samples were tested to a total of 62.17 lakh.
The number of deaths increased by 59 to a total of 8,618.
The number of infections in Chennai was 992, while 965 patients were discharged, 12 people lost their lives and active cases stood at 9,874.