<span style="color: #222222;">In Tamil Nadu, the total Covid-19 infection has crossed 5.5 lakh yesterday while the case fatalities are inching closer to nine thousand.<br />''<br />'' However, the active caseload remains under 47-thousand since the 15th of this month. 5337 people were tested positive for the viral infection including 989 in Chennai in the last 24-hours, while 5406 others recovered. 76 people lost their lives to the disease taking the toll to 8947.</span><br />