Chennai: Tamilnadu today registered new 5,996 Covid-1 9 cases, taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 4,09,238.

According to the daily bulletin released by the State Health department this evening, the capital city of Chennai registered 1,296 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of persons affected by the pandemic in the metropolis has reached 1,31,869.

As far as Chennai’s neighbouring districts are concerned, Chengalpattu today registered 296 new cases, Kancheepuram saw 194 infections in the last 24 hours, and Thiruvallur posted 298 positive cases.

The districts of Cuddalore and Coimbatore today witnessed 256 and 496 new cases, respectively. As many as 102 Covid-19 patients died today, taking the total number of fatalities in the State due to the pandemic to 7,050.

On the positive side, the bulletin said 5,752 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Tamilnadu today. With this, the total number of recoveries in the State has touched 3,49,682.