CHENNAI: The number of active cases in Tamil Nadu has reduced by 22 % in the past 10 days.
From 3.13 lakh on May 27, it has dropped to 2.44 lakh currently.
The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 has also been on a decline for the 17th consecutive day.
On Sunday, 20,421 new cases were reported in the state.
The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) has dropped to roughly 12%.
It was above 20% two weeks ago.
Even though Coimbatore continues to report the maximum number of fresh infections, the numbers have come down significantly.
On Sunday, 2,645 cases were reported there.
But the discharge count was almost double this (4,733) figure.
Similarly, for Chennai (1,644 new cases), Chengalpattu (832), Thiruvallur (487) and Kancheepuram (352), the discharge count continued to outpace the number of fresh cases.
Similar trends were reported at Trichy (590) and Madurai (441).
As far as mucormycosis is concerned, a total of 847 cases have been detected so far in the state, which is still awaiting Amphotericin B doses allocation from the Union government.
DeathsFor the second day in a trot, there has been a drop in number of deaths reported in TN.
Another 434 succumbed, taking the toll past the 27,000-mark.
Tamil Nadu (27,005) stood third in the country when it came to cumulative death count.
Of the 434 who died in the last 24 hours, almost two-thirds had comorbidities.
Bed availabilityAlmost 39% of the total 96,856 beds in covid hospitals were vacant and available for admission.
This included 1,329 ICU beds and 15,836 oxygen-supported beds.
VaccineAs many as 32,187 vaccinations were reported on Sunday taking the cumulative total to 97,06,657.