The country has registered 41,649 new cases or coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours. The tally of active cases climbed to 3,16,13,993 on Saturday. While the death toll due has raised to 4,23,810 with 593 more deaths, 37,291 recoveries took place, the Union health ministry said. The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the fourth consecutive day, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am.
Tamil Nadu registered 100 fresh cases and the active caseload reached up to 1,859 on Thursday. The cases further rose to 1,947 on Friday.
Thirty-one districts reported new infections in double digits. There were no fresh deaths in 19 districts, the bulletin said. A total of 1,57,074 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. This pushed the cumulative number of specimens examined to 3,71,28,408 till date.
With a hike in new Covid cases, in districts bordering Kerala, Karnataka imposed additional measures to contain the virus spread, a top official said on Friday. "Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all districts across the state may impose additional containment measures to reduce Covid cases," said state revenue secretary N. Manjunatha Prasad.