Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Monday reported 6,711 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 9,40,145 while Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the state has adequate vaccine doses and urged industries and others to get their employees vaccinated.
While 19 fatalities pushed the toll to 12,927, 2,339 patients were discharged following treatment. So far 8,80,910 people have recovered and there are 46,308 active cases.
Chennai (2105), together with three nearby districts of Chengelpet (611), Tiruvallur (333) and Kancheepuram (277), contributed to almost 50 per cent of the total fresh cases.