<span style="color: #222222;">In Chennai, 140 police personnel who had turned COVID-19 positive have reported back to duty after cure. The city police commissioner AK Viswanathan told reporters in Chennai the men and women in uniform are serving as the frontline warriors against the pandemic with renewed commitment.<br />''<br />''Chennai Corporation has warned business establishments of legal action if the cured COVID-19 patients are not permitted to resume their works.<br />''<br />''In Tamil Nadu, recovery rate of COVID-19 has improved to nearly 55.5 percent and the fatality rate remains well within 0.8 per cent. Yesterday, a record 1384 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the state, which is the highest ever single-day spike, surging the total count to 27,256. The number of people tested yesterday also has peaked to 15,991. In the last 24-hours, 12 people succumbed to the disease, taking the toll to 220, all of them with comorbidity conditions. However, the active cases in the state is 12132, as per the state health department medical bulletin. Chennai alone has reported 1072 new cases today.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the Tamil Nadu Government has announced a tariff package for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals under the state health insurance scheme. The rate for the 'Intensive Care Unit with all facilities,' ranges from nine thousand to fifteen thousand rupees a day.<br />''<br />''For General Ward, the rate is capped at five thousand rupees a day. 25 per cent of the available beds in the hospitals enlisted under the health insurance scheme need to be earmarked for Covid-19 treatment. The government has said in a release, the patients should be given cashless treatment as the expenses will be reimbursed to the hospital. A helpline has been established for registering any complaints or availing any assistance. </span><br />