TN reports 86 more COVID-19 cases, total spikes to 571
Apr 5, 2020, 18:42 IST
Chennai, Apr 3 () As many as 86 people, including 85returnees from the Delhi Tablighi Jamat meet on Sunday testedpositive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the totalnumber of cases in the state to 571, a senior official said.
This is the fifth straight day the state has witnessed asharp surge in the number of positive cases.
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While 85 men were attendees of the conference, anotherman had a travel history to Dubai, Tamil Nadu Health SecretaryBeela Rajesh said.
The focus of the government at the present juncture wascontainment of the contagion and preventing communitytransmission, she said. VGN APRRAVINDRANATH APRRAVINDRANATH(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)