Fresh infections were crossing 6,000 for the second day in a row after a month. Chennai registered more than 1,200 cases for the third day in a row. Chennai also recorded the most deaths at 16, followed by Salem with nine and chennai region, comprising Chennai city , Chengalpet, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts continued to account for most of the deaths (33), followed by western region (18).
Sunday's tally of 2,154 new cases increased the total number of active cases in Chennai region to 19,804, while western region with 1,267 cases added on Sunday has 10,316 active oimbatore recorded its highest-ever single day tally of 498 cases, remaining the district with the second-highest incidence in Tamil Nadu, next only to Chennai. Even as the total cases in the district inched closer to 15,000, the number of active cases remained at a little over 3,500. The recovery rate too touched a new high with 451 people being discharged. Though there are no new clusters, cases have steadily increased in hotspots such as Selvapuram and Gandhipuram, and spread to neighbouring localities.
