TN hits new high in fresh corona infections, toll crosses 300
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday hit a new high in its corona count with as many as 1,685 persons testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total tally to 34,914, the state Health Department said.
With the infection cases going up, Health Minister C.Vijayabaskar said the government is augmenting the hospital bed strength at various locations.
He said a 500 bed hospital facility is ready at the Kings Institute, 300 beds at the old hospital in the Chennai Port and a 500 bed facility at the Egmore Government Hospital.
