An additional 5,766 Coronavirus cases were reported in Tamil Nadu on Friday to take the total number of infections in the State to 24,55,332.

After 8,132 persons were discharged, the total number of active cases stood at 47,318. There were 150 deaths and 1,71,117 samples tested.

Coimbatore had the highest number of cases with 698; Chennai had 350 infections and all the other districts with less than 1,000 cases, says Health Department data.

A record 4,29,001 persons were vaccinated on Friday, according to health ministry data.

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