Kerala experienced a surge in Covid cases of 24,296 in the week following Onam. This is the greatest amount in the last three months, according to reports. After 11 days, the enormous surge lifted the national count of new cases back above 37,000.
On Tuesday, India received 37,642 new cases, the highest single-day total since August 13. According to statistics, Kerala accounted for roughly 65 percent of the Covid total. This comes just a day after Kerala nearly equaled India’s Covid total with 24,733 cases discovered.
The 24,296 cases reported on Tuesday were the most in a single day since the state recorded 28,798 on May 26. This increase in instances follows days of low testing and detections due to Onam.
Kerala reported 17,106 Covid-19 cases and 83 deaths on Onam day, as markets throughout the state reported crowding ahead of the celebration. The test positivity rate in the state was 17.73 percent. The test positivity percentage increased to 18.04 percent on Tuesday, the highest level in recent weeks.
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