Tamil Nadu's active coronavirus cases dip by 465 in even as total cases remain over 10,000

• 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.

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.

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:

Tamil Nadu	Confirmed	Active	Recovered	Deaths
Ariyalur	348	335	13	0
Chengalpattu	416	346	66	4
Chennai	5,262	4,471	749	42
Coimbatore	146	1	144	1
Cuddalore	413	384	28	1
Dharmapuri	5	4	1	0
Dindigul	111	31	79	1
Erode	70	0	69	1
Kallakurichi	61	51	10	0
Kancheepuram	160	132	27	1
Kanyakumari	26	9	16	1
Karur	54	12	42	0
Krishnagiri	20	20	0	0
Madurai	123	38	83	2
Nagapattinam[b]	47	3	44	0
Namakkal	77	16	61	0
Nilgiris	14	3	11	0
Perambalur	133	125	8	0
Pudukkottai	6	5	1	0
Ramanathapuram	30	14	15	1
Ranipet	76	35	41	0
Salem	35	5	30	0
Sivagangai	12	0	12	0
Tenkasi	53	21	32	0
Thanjavur	70	28	47	0
Theni	71	28	42	1
Tirunelveli	98	35	62	1
Tirupattur	28	10	18	0
Tiruppur	114	0	114	0
Tiruvallur	492	406	83	3
Tiruvannamalai	128	115	13	0
Tiruvarur	32	3	29	0
Tiruchirappalli	67	11	56	0
Thoothukudi	36	9	26	1
Vellore	34	13	20	1
Villuppuram	306	251	53	2
Virudhunagar	44	13	31	0

Source: Health & Family Welfare Department Government of Tamil Nadu

Map of hotspots and red zones in Tamil Nadu:

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