Active COVID-19 cases in the State fell below 10,000 on Sunday, with 9,889 persons being treated for the infection, according to the daily bulletin of the Public Health department.
The State reported 1,057 fresh cases, and 35,52,698 persons have been infected so far.
Chennai and Coimbatore continued to register cases in three digits. In Chennai 234 persons tested positive on Sunday and in Coimbatore 122. Chengalpattu reported 90 fresh cases. As many as 11 districts registered fewer than 10 infections, with Ramanathapuram and Tirupathur recording just one infection each.