Tamil Nadu with 6,723 total deaths.On a whole, the state clocked in 33,361 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 19.78 lakh.
The death toll reached 22,289 as 474 people succumbed to the disease. According to a medical bulletin, 30,063 people were discharged today, taking the total recoveries to 16,43,284.Active cases in the state have reached 3,13,048.
As many as 1,74,145 samples were tested in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, raising the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 2.69 crore.
Besides Chennai, Chengalpet added 1,392 cases, Coimbatore 4,734, Erode 1,699, Madurai 1,395, Thiruvallur 1,221, 2,074, Tiruchirappalli 1,617 and Virudhunagar 1,016.