Chennai: Tamil Nadu added 15,379 new cases on Tuesday, while the active case calculation rose 20% in 24 hours to 75,083.
On Monday, the state has 62,767 patients in treatment for viral infections.
On average daily death, which floated between 7 and 9 to Sunday, increased to 10 on Monday.
On Tuesday, after reporting 20 deaths, weekly average daily deaths increased to 12.
new cases increased from 13,990 on Monday, and Chennai continued to report the highest number of new cases in the state.
The city reported 6484 new cases, increased from 6190 on Monday, but the sharpest increase was seen in Tirunelveli.
The southern district reported 479 new cases compared to 137 on Monday.
At least 23 districts reported an increase in at least 12 cases more than their Monday.
After Chennai, Tiruvallur (893), Coimbatore (863), Kancheepuram (580) and Madurai (512) reported cases above 500 on Tuesday.
While Tiruvallur reported a decline of 1054 cases on Monday, all other districts reported an increase.
At least 16 other districts report new cases in three digits.
Ariyalur (10) reported the lowest number of new cases followed by Tenkasi (26) and Pulajudottai (30).
In addition to 15,330 cases in the state, three international passengers from Sri Lanka, two of Qatar and one from the UAE were tested positively.
At least 46 others include 18 from West Bengal and six of Bihar, tested positive for viral infections.
Of the 20 deaths reported on Tuesday, there were nine of Chennai, four of Tiruvallur and each of the Chengalpet, Coimbatore, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Tiruppur, Thanjavur, and Namakkal.
Among the youngest deceased is a 33-year-old patient and the oldest aged 93 years.
The cumulative highway touches 36,886.
Nearly 85% of patients in the group have contracted the Omicron variant of the virus, Minister of Health MA Subramanian said on Tuesday.
“Samples of the State Public Health Laboratory are taken from the cluster.
Among almost 85% of people carry the Omicron variant,” he said.
Pondy Spikethe Union Territory of Puducherry reported 655 fresh cases even when 22 patients recovered in the last 24 hours ended at 10am on Tuesday taking the total active case to 2,355.
From them, 2,225 were under isolation and home care while the remaining 130 was in various hospitals.