TN reports second COVID-19 case

The second coronavirus case in Tamil Nadu was reported on Wednesday with a patient hailing from Delhi testing positive for the infection, state Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar said. "Chennai reports the second positive case for #Covid19.

The patient hails from New Delhi, is in isolation and stable under the observation of the expert team treating #Covid19," the Minister said in a social media post. Earlier on March 7, a 45-year-old engineer from the state with travel history to Oman had tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first COVID-19 case in Tamil Nadu.

He has since recovered and expected to be discharged soon..