In Tamil Nadu, the active caseload of Covid-19 patients has come down further to 26,356 today.<br />''<br />''The number of new cases has also dipped marginally to 2516 including 685 in Chennai.<br />''<br />''The case fatalities crossed the 11-thousand mark today with the death of 35 people.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the state chief minister Edappadi Palaniswamy interacted with all the district collectors and medical experts.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the chief minister's interactions with the district collectors through video-conferencing and with the medical experts comes at a time when the current phase of the unlock gets over by coming Saturday.<br />''<br />''He told the collectors Rs. 7372.25 crore has been spent on managing the Covod-19 pandemic including treatment and preventive works so far.<br />''<br />''He asked all the district administrations to focus on crowd management during the ensuing festive seasons.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">It is expected that the state government would soon come out with its fresh set of guidelines on the unlock very soon.</span><br />