In Tamil Nadu, the active COVID-19 caseload has dropped further down, well below 43-thousand yesterday. In all, 4,462 people including 1,130 in Chennai tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours. <br />''<br />''The State Health Department bulletin says, 5,083 patients recovered from the illness while 52 others succumbed to it. AIR correspondent reports that, in Tamil Nadu, it has become an everyday story of a gradual dip in the number of COVID-19 patients under treatment or in home isolation. The recoveries have begun to outnumber the fresh cases. The case mortality also shows a declining trend. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">However, the number of tests remains at higher levels, which really pays. Yesterday alone, over 93-thousand people underwent the tests and the case positivity rate on the single day has been 4.75 per cent. </span><br />