<span style="color: #222222;">In Tamil Nadu, Congress MP H. Vasantha Kumar representing Kanyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency passed away in Chennai yesterday evening, due to COVID-19. He was 70.<br />'' <br />'' President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Governor Bunwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, DMK leader MK Stalin have expressed condolences over his demise.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, the total COVID infection in the state has crossed four lakh nine thousand. New infections of just four short of six thousand were reported in the state yesterday. However, the active caseload remains about 52.5 thousand.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The state Chief Minister is expected to consult the district collectors and medical experts today to decide about the relaxations.</span><br />