<span style="color: #222222;">In Tamil Nadu, the COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 56 per cent while the mortality rate hovers at 0.78 per cent. However, on a single day today, 1,162 people were confirmed positive for the virus while 413 others were discharged. The total infected cases in Chennai remains at 15,770. Throughout the state, eleven people succumbed to the disease in the last 24-hours taking the toll to 184. The active caseload remains at 10,138.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, public transport has been resumed in 33 of the 37 districts in Tamil Nadu today. AIR correspondent reports the state-run buses in Tamil Nadu have come back on wheels after 68 days of being immobile. They are plying in non-containment areas outside Chennai and its three adjacent districts, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Transport Department said, in general, there had been a fair level of patronage from the passengers on the first day today. In the buses, 60 per cent of seat occupancy is being permitted to ensure social distancing. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Total 5,659 buses are being operated now and the number will be increased gradually based on the passenger needs. Cashless transaction using QR code is being experimented so that cash transactions could be minimized. Sanitizers are being kept in the buses and passengers wearing masks are being allowed to embark after thermal screening. However, as the number of passengers is currently less, private bus operators are on a wait-and-watch mode. </span><br />''