<span style="color: #222222;"> In Tamil Nadu, the fresh cases of Covid-19 infection dropped below the five thousand mark for the second consecutive day today. The number of patients currently under treatment or home isolation also remains well below 44-thousand. <br />''<br />''The state health department said, 4666 people including 1164 in Chennai have tested positive for the infection in the last 24-hours. 5117 people recovered from the illness while 57 others succumbed to it, taking the toll to 10,371. <br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, the pace of the Covid-19 spread is consistently dipping in Tamil Nadu, for the past many days. It is well evident from the factors like the daily new cases, case positivity rate, mortality ratio and the case doubling time. <br />''<br />''The quantum of testing also is seen as a strong point in the fight against the pandemic, as all the tests are made using the gold standard, the RT-PCR kits and the tests per day is hovering around 80-thousand persons a day. Continued use of masks and following other safety protocols are being insisted upon by the officials and specialists.</span><br />