<span style="color: #222222;">In Tamil Nadu, the number of fresh COVID cases is nearing 30 thousand. 298 people have died due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Over 1.62 lakh infected people are under treatment.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Chennai has been the worst affected with over 7400 cases followed by Chengalpattu and Coimbatore registering more than 2000 cases followed by Madurai and Tiruvallur with over a thousand cases. </span><br />''  <br />