Tamilnadu recorded one new COVID case in Kancheepuram on Friday. Overall cases reached 36,10,638 in the State. There are at least 4 active cases in the State including those in isolation. No new recoveries or discharges were reported.
No new COVID fatality was reported in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, India on Friday (August 18), recorded 50 fresh COVID-19 cases while the number of active cases increased marginally to 1,441 from 1,436 the previous day, according to Union health ministry data. With the fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4.49 crore (4,49,96,476). The death toll remained unchanged at 5,31,924,