<span style="color: #222222;">Chennai has opened up from full lockdown to the unlock phase since early this morning, while the complete lockdown continues in Madurai for another week. In Chennai, the return to the 'unlock' will have a few additional safeguards as compared to the rest of the state. Hotels in the state capital can deliver parcel service only till 9 pm and the dine-in facility continues to be barred. Groceries and vegetable shops can function from 6 to 6 and commercial complexes, showrooms and jewelry shops from 10 to 6 while shopping malls need to remain closed.<br />'' <br />'' The total Covid-19 infection in Tamil Nadu has crossed one lakh eleven thousand cases with 4150 people confirmed positive yesterday.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, the state health department and Chennai Corporation have said that the situation in Chennai is witnessing a remarkable stability in the Covid-19 active caseload.<br />'' <br />'' AIR correspondent reports, the authorities have insisted that though the unlock-phase-two is now covering the whole state barring Madurai, it is essential for all to continue wearing masks and maintain social distancing while venturing out.<br />'' <br />'' The State Principal Secretary-Health Dr Radhakrishnan said the micro-level strategies adopted in Chennai including the fever camps and detecting and isolating the hidden cases have resulted in reducing the infected streets from 9500 as on 25th June to 8400 in the next seven days. He said the convalescent plasma therapy has helped cure 18 patients out of twenty who received it, and the enlisting of plasma donors among those who recovered from the disease has been initiated.<br />'' <br />'' Chennai city civic body commissioner Prakash said the occupancy in Covid care centres is coming down. He said for every ward, a dedicated ten seater vehicle has been deployed to bring people who are confirmed positive to the screening centres from where senior doctors will decide who needs to be sent to tertiary care hospitals or care centres or for home isolation. He said the lockdown so far has been a direct hit in realizing the goal of containing the further-spread of the pandemic. </span><br />''