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Tamil Nadu currently has 10,227 confirmed coronavirus cases with a dip of 465 in new patients reported in the past 24 hours.
The state’s capital city, Chennai, continues to be the worst-hit accounting for more than half of the state’s tally with 6,969 confirmed coronavirus cases of which 5,016 are active cases.
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswani blames the traders at the Koyambedu market for the state’s worsening statistics.
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The first coronavirus positive patient in Tamil Nadu was reported on March 7. As of May 16, it is the second worst-affected state in India in terms of active cases. However, its coronavirus fatality rate is considerably lower than its peers at 0.7%.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu stands at 10,585 with 477 new cases added to the tally in the past 24 hours.
Total coronavirus cases
10,585
Active coronavirus cases
6,969
Recovered coronavirus patients
3,538
Deaths due to coronavirus
74
The state’s capital city, Chennai, has the highest incidence of coronavirus positive patients accounting for more than half of the state’s total tally at 6,271 — with 5,016 active cases, 1,202 recovered patients, and 51 deaths so far.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu continues to spike as the state reports another three deaths on May 13 — and the state’s chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswani blames the traders of Koyambedu market.
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He told district collectors that traders in one of Chennai’s most prolific vegetable markets were reluctant to shift to the outskirts and did not wish to cooperate with the government. He reiterated that the state government has taken stringent measures to control the coronavirus pandemic and is not to blame for the recent surge in cases.
Major updates of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu:
7 March
First coronavirus positive patient in Tamil Nadu
15 March
All colleges and schools shut down
20 March
State borders closed down
24 March
Section 144 imposed
25 March
First patient dies due to coronavirus
25 March
Nationwide lockdown comes into effect
31 March
Tamil Nadu hits 100 coronavirus cases
11 April
First 10 patients die due to coronavirus
12 April
Tamil Nadu hits 1000 coronavirus cases
15 April
First 100 patients recover from coronavirus
21 April
First 500 patients recover from coronavirus
25 April
Number of recovered patients crosses number of active cases
26 April
First 1000 patients recover from coronavirus
28 April
Tamil Nadu reports 2000 deaths due to coronavirus
2 May
Number of active cases surpasses recoveries again
3 May
Tamil Nadu hits 3000 coronavirus cases
5 May
Tamil Nadu hits 4000 coronavirus cases
6 May
First 1500 patients recover from coronavirus
8 May
Tamil Nadu hits 5000 coronavirus cases
11 May
Tamil Nadu hits 8000 coronavirus cases
District wise division of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu:
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