<span style="color: black;">The total Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu has surpassed 2 lakh sixty 63 thousand with 5609 people confirmed positive yesterday.<br />''<br />'' Meanwhile, the state's biggest resettlement area known as Kannagi Nagar in Chennai stands as a success story in containing new Covid-19 cases.<br />'' <br />''Kannagi Nagar on the outskirts of Chennai is a sprawling area accommodating about 24,000 residential units with close to one lakh people.. The focus volunteers here deliver essential things to those under home quarantine and self isolation on a daily basis. The Corporation surveillance workers go door to door to screen people for fever.<br />'' <br />''The police and the local youth and opinion leaders form an effective mask-force, to ensure people wear masks while moving out. Corporation officials say Kannagi Nagar is one of the areas now with the least spread of the disease and the positivity and doubling rate show a rosy picture. It stands as a glaring example of how the Government initiatives coupled with community participation and volunteering can turn the tide for the better. </span><br />