In Tamil Nadu, the active Covid-19 caseload has gone down to a new low at just above 38-thousand yesterday. In another milestone, the new infections in Chennai also have dropped below the thousand mark.<br />'' <br />''The active caseload of Covid patients in Tamil Nadu reached its peak on July 31st with 57,968 cases. Since then, the state had fluctuations below the level, despite the slew of relaxations and increased testing. Yesterday, it has retraced to a level below July First, with 38-thousand and Ninety three patients.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Another significant development is the new cases in Chennai, that has come down to 885 yesterday. This is the first time in 26 days for the fresh cases to drop below a thousand in the state capital. The recovery rate has improved to 93.94 percent yesterday. The total number of RT-PCR tests is fast approaching the one crore mark, while the total infections have reached nearly six lakh 91-thousand.</span>