Chennai: With 96 per cent recovery rate and two per cent active cases, Chennai currently has a 1.79 per cent mortality rate.

The city also has a high discharge rate with more number of people returning home from hospital after recovery.

According to data put out by the Greater Chennai Corporation, this morning the tally of total positive cases was 3,854 which is at two per cent.

Since the lockdown, Chennai has recorded 2,15,739 cases of Covid-19, of which 2,08,183 have recovered over the months. The recovery rate in the city is at 96 per cent.

On 1 December, nearly 9,363 persons were tested by the Health department. It is reported that nearly 3,854 persons have died due to the viral infection.

As per records, 492 persons died in Teynampet, 433 casualties were reported in Anna Nagar and 425 deaths were recorded in Kodambakkam.

Currently, 404 persons have contracted the virus in Adyar and 386 have tested positive in Anna Nagar.

Places such as Manali have the least number of cases at 65 and Shollinganallur has 86 positive cases.

Nearly, 60.28 per cent of those affected with Covid are male and 39.72 per cent are female.

The viral infection has most affected people in the age group of 50-59 with 18.71 per cent belonging to this group.