1,60,194 samples tested with a positivity rate of 2.5%; 27 districts report less than 100 casesTamil Nadu reported 4,013 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, registering a positivity rate of 2.5%, with 115 persons dying of the infection. Till date, 24,92,420 people have tested positive for the infection with the toll touching 32,933 in the State. In Chennai, 227 persons tested positive for the infection while the number of fatalities stood at 20. As many as 360 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Erode, while there were 251 cases in Salem, 232 in Thanjavur and 231 in Tiruppur. Thanjavur accounted for the highest positivity rate of 5.1% — 239 cases from 4,653 tests, while Madurai had the lowest positivity rate of 0.6% — 85 positive cases from 13,771 tests.

Source: The Hindu July 03, 2021 17:19 UTC