The number of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu rose to 1,693 from 1,658 on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 26,40,361.
After 1,548 persons were discharged, the total number of active cases stood at 16,756. The number of deaths recorded was 25 and 1,53,721 samples were tested.
Chennai reported 202 (226) new cases, while Coimbatore reported 206 (224) new cases.
According to the state health department data, a total of 2,22,647 (2,85,805) people were vaccinated on Thursday.
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