The number of fresh cases continued to decline in the central region with 215 positive cases on Tuesday.
According to the bulletin issued by the state health department, two more persons, one each from Thanjavur and Tiruvarur, succumbed to the infection.
Thanjavur topped the list with the highest number of fresh cases among nine districts of the region with 58 testing positive. 48 cases were reported in Tiruchi, 41 in Tiruvarur, 22 in Nagapattinam, 14 in Pudukottai, 12 in Karur, 9 in Mayiladuthurai, six in Perambalur and five in Ariyalur.
Thanjavur district had the highest number of active cases, with 930 people undergoing treatment, including those under home quarantine. There were 615 cases in Tiruvarur, 543 in Tiruchi, 283 in Nagapattinam, 242 in Mayiladuthurai, 209 in Pudukottai, 196 in Karur, 72 in Ariyalur and 66 in Perambalur.