COVID-19 IN TN: DISTRICT WISE BREAKUP, TOTAL POSITIVE CASES, DEATHS AND RECOVERIES AS ON SEPT 18

Tamil Nadu on Friday, September 18, reported 5,488 new cases of COVID-19 taking the total number of cases in the state to 5,30,908.   

The following is the COVID-19 statistics that has been shared by the Health department of Tamil Nadu:   

- Total number of active cases on date (including isolation) -  46,506. 

- Total number of Male/Female/Transgender tested positive till date – 3,19,939 / 2,10,939 / 30.  

- Total number of functioning COVID-19 testing facilities –175 (66 Govt + 109 Private).  

- Total Number of samples tested by RT-PCR till date  –   63,03,466.  

- Total number of samples tested today –  85,543. 

- Total number of persons tested by RT-PCR till date –   61,07,328.  

- Total number of persons tested today –   83,701.  

- Total number of patients discharged following treatment till date– 4,75,717.  

- Total number of patients discharged following treatment today –  5,525.  

- Total number of deaths today / till date - 67 (34 Private & 33 Govt) / total 8,685.  

Below, we provide you the district wise breakup of the total cases: 

Chennai -                          1,52,592  (989  today) 

Coimbatore -                               24,191  (542 today)  

Erode -                                     4,904  (118 today)

Chengalpattu -                                31,702  ( 265 today)

Trichy -                                     9,213  (136 today)

Madurai -                                     15,489   (82 today)

Salem -                                      15,216  (288 today) 

Vellore -                                     13,015  (115 today) 

Ramanathapuram -                  5,168  (31 today) 

Kancheepuram -                      20,051  (151 today)