Kerala witnessed ` a notable increase of coronavirus disease in the last few weeks. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed 22,000 cases for two straight days on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led government has declared a complete lockdown in Kerala on Saturday and Sunday (i.e. July 31 and August 1). The central government said it is sending a six-member team to take stock of the situation and aid the civil administration in managing the infection surge.
News agency ANI has reported that the state will be under complete lockdown on July 31 and August 1. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the central government is sending a 6-member team to Kerala, headed by the director of the National Centre for Disease Control. “As a large number of Covid cases are still being reported in Kerala, the team will aid the state’s ongoing efforts in Covid-19,” the minister wrote in a tweet from his personal handle on the microblogging website.
Kerala has recorded 22,056 news infections and 131 deaths in the last 24 hours. However, India has registered 43,509 new cases ofCovid-19 yesterday, which pushed the nationwide tally to 31,528,114 while the death toll climbed to 4,22,662 with 640 daily fatalities. The number of active cases in India has once again crossed the 4-lakh mark, with over 1.5 lakh active cases in Kerala alone, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reports said.
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