Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala State, On the eve of Onam, witnessed its daily test positivity rate reach 16.15 percent, with 21,116 people turning positive after 1,30,768 samples were sent for testing in the past 24 hours. According to health department, On Thursday, 19,296 people turned negative taking the total number of active cases in the state to 1,79,303. A new high of 197 Covid deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 19,246.
The figures were announced in a statement from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who has gone off the radar ever since Covid started peaking in Kerala, which logged over 50 percent of the daily new cases in the country. The Kerala CM used to appear on a daily basis before the media to stress how the state is leading from the front in tackling Covid but ever since things went haywire, he gives out the daily Covid figures through a statement.
Starting Friday, Kerala will be celebrating Onam and the main day, Thiru Onam, is on Saturday and with Covid raging, all forms of celebrations have been banned and all have been asked to remain indoors.
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath govt presents Rs 42 crore monetary award to Tokyo Olympians
SpiceJet Airline to launch trial of digital health verification app effective from Aug 23
Kerala Govt ready to vaccinate kids on immediately on Centre’s approval: Veena George