Chennai: Daily Covid-19 cases in Tamilnadu dropped marginally to 1,310 on Wednesday, with 15 out of 38 districts reporting a marginal increase of one to six new cases more than their previous day’s tally. On Tuesday, the State had 1,325 new cases.

The cumulative recoveries, including 5,374 patients getting discharged after treatment Wednesday, increased to 33,75,281. The total active cases, including isolation decreased to 27,294 from 31,368 on Tuesday, according to a bulletin.

There were 10 deaths registered and 85,579 samples tested. Chennai and Coimbatore reported 296 and 227 infections, respectively. Chengalpattu recorded 110 cases, Erode registered 77, Tiruppur 66 and Salem 52. About 22 districts registered cases below 50.

Meanwhile, 77,256 people above the age of 15 years took the first or second dose against Covid-19 on Wednesday.