Fatalities in StateIn the past 24 hours, the State recorded 16 deaths, including 11 at private hospitals and five at government facilities. So far, 11,793 persons have died of the infection. So far, 2,17,542 positive cases have been identified in Chennai and 2,10,410 persons have been discharged. The hospital recorded COVID-19 pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and respiratory failure as the cause of death. The hospital recorded that he was hypertensive.

Source: The Hindu December 06, 2020 20:37 UTC