In Tamil Nadu, the colleges reopen today for the final year under-graduate classes.<br />''<br />''However, attendance has been made optional for the students as the online classes would also continue parallel.<br />''<br />''The post graduate classes began on December 2, though most students stayed away.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, active Covid-19 caseload in Tamil Nadu remained at 10,788 yesterday.<br />''<br />''The new infections were recorded to be 1320 including 346 in Chennai.<br />''<br />''1398 patients recovered from the infection while 16 others succumbed to it.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">More than seventy thousand people were tested for the infection taking the total so far to nearly 1.22 crore.</span><br />