Chennai: Ten districts reported new cases in one digit on Thursday, when new cases in the country fell to 1,061 from 1,075 on Wednesday.
TN reported 12 deaths and issued 1,286 people from the registry.
In the end, there were 12,051 active cases and the cumulative highway reached 36,072.
Chennai (135) and Coimbatore (123) are the only two districts to report cases in three digits.
The two districts also have the highest number of active cases – Chennai (1,508) and Coimbatore (1,330).
At least 13 districts reported an increase in everyday cases compared to their Wednesday counting.
Kallakurichi reported the sharpest increase in 9 cases from 2 reported on Wednesday.
During the same time in Erode rose to 77 of 71 and cases in Thirupathur went to 11 out of 5.
Ten other districts reported an increase in marginal 1 to 5 more cases in the last 24 hours.
Of the 12 deaths on Thursday, there were three each in Chennai and Coimbatore.
Trichy and Nagapattinam reported two deaths followed by each of them in Tiruvarur and Tiruppur.
Thirty-two other districts reported zero death.
The first dose coverage of 70% in the meantime, a 1.3 lakh vaccinated state on Thursday pushed the first dose coverage to 70%, said Minister of Health MA Subramanian.
From the dose of 11.7crore targeted, the dosage touched by 5.46 crore in government vaccination centers.
In addition, 26.50kh people have taken vaccines at private hospitals since May.
“More than 50 lakh people are waiting for the second dose.
We will target to complete the coverage of vaccination for them in the mega vaccination camp for Saturday,” he said.