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Updated June 1st, 2020 at 20:21 IST

11 more die of COVID-19, Tamil Nadu cases breach 1,000 mark for second consecutive day

As many as 11 people died of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Monday pushing the death toll to 184 while the state reported 1,162 positive cases

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As many as 11 people died of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Monday pushing the death toll to 184 while the state reported 1,162 positive cases, the highest single day spike and second consecutive day of 1,000 plus cases, taking the infection count to 23,495, health authorities said.

Of the 1,162 cases, there were 50 returnees from other states including 32 from Maharashtra and the tally comprises 685 men, 473 women and four transgenders, a health department bulletin said.

On Sunday, Tamil Nadu had 1,149 new cases. Those dead, including a 31-year-old woman, had co-morbidities like hypertension, it said.

As many as 413 people recovered today and totally 13,170 patients have got cured.

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Published June 1st, 2020 at 20:21 IST

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