Among those who tested positive were three returnees from Andhra Pradesh. So far, 7,90,965 persons have been discharged after treatment, according to a daily bulletin of the Directorate of Public Health. In Chennai, 292 more persons tested positive for the infection. She tested positive the next day. As many as 65,142 persons were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total figure to 1,34,94,586.

Source: The Hindu December 25, 2020 21:33 UTC