Chennai, May 23 (UNI) The death toll due to novel coronavirus touched 103 in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, with five more fatalities reported and the number of positive cases breached the 15,000-mark to reach 15,512 in the state.
Health and Family Welfare Department in its bulletin said while the current mortality rate caused by the virus was 0.66 percent, the recovery rate stood at 48.29 percent, as a total number of 7,491 patients were discharged after treatment till now, including today's 363 patients.
About 759 positive new cases were reported today, which includes 49 returnees from overseas and other states.