COVID-19 in TN: District Wise Breakup, Total Positive Cases, Deaths and Recoveries as on Sept 17

Tamil Nadu on Thursday, September 17, reported 5,560 new cases of COVID-19 taking the total number of cases in the state to 5,25,420.

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) -  46,610. 

- Total number of Male/Female/Transgender tested positive till date – 3,16,646 / 2,08,745 / 29. 

- Total number of functioning COVID-19 testing facilities –174 (66 Govt + 108 Private) 

- Total Number of samples tested by RT-PCR till date  –  62,17,923.   

- Total number of samples tested today –  84,524.

- Total number of persons tested by RT-PCR till date –   60,23,627.   

- Total number of persons tested today –   82,683.  

- Total number of patients discharged following treatment till date– 4,70,192.  

- Total number of patients discharged following treatment today –  5,524.  

- Total number of deaths today / till date - 59 (23 Private & 36 Govt) / total 8,618.  

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

Chennai -                         1,51,540       (992 today) 

Coimbatore -                              23,660     (530 today)  

Erode -                                    4,810  (98 today)

Chengalpattu -                               31,424    ( 283 today)

Trichy -                                    9,098  (115 today)

Madurai -                                    15,416  (78 today)

Salem -                                     14,923  (291 today) 

Vellore -                                    12,882  (139 today) 

Ramanathapuram -                 5,136  (30 today) 

Kancheepuram -                     19,889  (187 today)