Kerala has reported over 30,000 new Covid cases for the second day in a row. In the last 24 hours, the state recorded 30,007 cases, 18,997 recoveries and 162 deaths. With this, the number of active cases has gone up to 1,81,209 while Test Positivity Rate (TPR) stands at18.03%.
On Wednesday, Kerala saw a sudden spike in fresh cases with 31,445 people testing positive and 215 deaths. The TPR jumped to 19.03% from 18.04% on Tuesday.
The last time the state crossed the 30,000 mark was on May 20 when it logged 30,491 Covid cases.
Today, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reviewed the situation and the steps taken to contain the alarming graph of the virus in Kerala. Of the 46,164 fresh coronavirus cases recorded in the country on Wednesday, 31,445 were in Kerala.
Bhalla observed that more efforts would be required to curb the increase in infections. This would require adequate intervention in geographical areas having higher infection, through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behavior. He also suggested that the state governments should explore the possibility of placing night curfew in areas of high positivity.
A central team, which visited Kerala recently, had also flagged issues relating to the containment strategy adopted by the state.
Earlier in the day, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that out of the total 46,000 new Covid-19 cases detected across the country in the last 24 hours, 58% came from Kerala. He further said that 58.4% of the total new infections recorded last week came from the southern state.
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