5 New Cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu; Positive Cases Rise To 23

Hours after the first death in Tamil Nadu, State Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar has confirmed five new cases of the deadly coronavirus. He reported this news through a tweet on social media. 

In his tweet he said, "#update: 5 news cases of #COVID19 in TN. 4 Indonesian nationals & their travel guide from Chennai test positive at #Salem Medical College. Quarantined since 22.3.20"

While in his earlier tweet, the health minister explained that screened passengers were 2,09,276, Under Followup - 15,492, Current Admissions- 211, Samples Tested - 890 (Negative-757, Positive- 23(1 discharged),Under Process- 110).

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Vijayabaskar broke the news about the death of a Covid-19 positive patient at a state hospital in the wee hours of Wednesday. It was the first death in the state.

The 54-year-old patient died at Rajaji Hospital in Tamil Nadu and "had a medical history of prolonged illness with steroid dependent COPD, uncontrolled diabetes with hypertension".

Check out both the updated tweets below: