Tamil Nadu reported 106 positive cases of coronavirus in the State, making it the third state after Maharashtra and Delhi to have crossed the 1000-mark with the number of positive cases.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 1,075, out of which, 90 people are from the ‘single source conduct’.
As per the state’s Health Secretary Beela Rajesh, 8 doctors and 5 nurses have also tested positive for coronavirus.
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“Two government doctors, two railway hospital doctors, four private hospital doctors and five nurses have tested positive for COVID19,” Rajesh was quoted as saying in a press release.
“106 new positive cases reported in Tamil Nadu today, of which 90 persons are from the single source conduct. The total number of positive cases rises to 1,075 in the State, of which 971 cases are from single source conduct. Total 11 deaths have been reported till now,” she added.
With 918 new positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 31 deaths, the total number of coronavirus cases in India on Sunday climbed to 8,447, including 764 cured and discharged, one migrated and 273 deaths, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
(With ANI inputs)