<span style="color: #222222;">The total number of COVID-19 infected people in Tamil Nadu has surged past the five thousand mark today. In all, 580 people were confirmed with the infection taking the total to 5,409 while the active caseload is put at 3,822. The death toll due to the pandemic has gone up to 37 with the demise of two people in the last 24-hours.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, hectic efforts are on to identify the hidden cases in Chennai which is the most affected district in the state. Testing is being done for all in the highly infected streets. AIR correspondent reports for the past four days the newly identified COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu remain more than five hundred with Chennai consistently sharing the most burden. However, officials say the most infected divisions in the city Corporation have begun showing a declining trend, giving hope of flattening the epidemiological curve soon, if no fresh disease clusters springs up. In all, 511 asymptomatic patients have been accommodated in the COVID-19 Care Centres in the Vaishnava College and Loyola College, two of the city's prominent educational institutions and the Chennai Trade Centre. More such facilities have been readied in the city. They are backed by medical and catering teams and sanitary staff. Meanwhile, the Chennai Airport is gearing itself to receive people from the state who return from other countries from tomorrow. Quarantine facilities have been readied as per the standard operating procedures issued by the Centre.</span><br />