54 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Tamilnadu on Thursday, 27 of them from Chennai alone.

As per the daily bulletin released by the state government, the total number of cases in Tamil Nadu as of Thursday stands at 1683.

The total number of positive cases reported from Chennai as of today stands at 400. Coimbatore has the second-highest number of COVID patients in the state with 134 persons.

The total number of patients discharged upon recovery in Tamil Nadu is 752 with 90 persons getting discharged on Thursday.

