COVID-19 in TN: District Wise Breakup, Total Positive Cases, Deaths and Recoveries as on Oct 8

Tamil Nadu on Thursday, October 8, reported 5,088 new cases of COVID-19 taking the total number of cases in the state to 6,40,943.

The following is the COVID-19 statistics that has been shared by the Health Department of Tamil Nadu: 

- Total number of active cases on date (including isolation) -  44,437. 

- Total number of Male/Female/Transgender tested positive till date –  3,87,080 / 2,53,832 / 31.   

- Total number of functioning COVID-19 testing facilities – 190 (66 Govt + 124 Private).  

- Total Number of samples tested by RT-PCR till date  –   80,44,447.  

- Total number of samples tested today –  87,341. 

- Total number of persons tested by RT-PCR till date –   78,11,397.  

- Total number of persons tested today –  85,435.  

- Total number of patients discharged following treatment till date– 5,86,454.  

- Total number of patients discharged following treatment today – 5,718.  

- Total number of deaths today / till date - 68 (31 Private & 37 Govt) / total 10,052.  

Below, we provide you the district wise breakup of the total cases: 

Chennai -                                    1,76,778  (1,295 today) 

Coimbatore -                               35,437  (448 today)  

Erode -                                        7,611  (132 today)

Chengalpattu -                            38,119   ( 363 today)

Trichy -                                        11,047   (84 today)

Madurai -                                           16,975  (86 today)

Salem -                                              21,627  (362 today) 

Vellore -                                             15,535  (129 today) 

Ramanathapuram -                            5,531  (14 today) 

Kancheepuram -                                22,980  (137 today)