Thiruvananthapuram: The statewide lockdown in Kerala appears to have had a favorable impact as the test positivity rate continues to fall and on Tuesday, came down to 23.29 percent from close to 30 percent in the last week.
The lockdown in Kerala together with four districts under 'triple lockdown' is presently fixed till Sunday and there is every probability that it might be extended till the end of the month.
A statement issued by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 31,337 people turned positive from 1,34,553 samples tested in the past 24 hours.
The day also saw 45,926 people turn negative, taking the total cured in the state to 18,46,105, while the total number of active cases stands at 3,47,626. The day also saw 97 deaths being recorded, taking the toll to 6,612.
Across the state, there were 10,10,995 people under observation at various places which includes 37,974 in hospitals. There are 856 hotspots.
India Corona Updates:: India witnessed a marginal rise with 267,174 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. However, the new infection count remained below the 300,000-mark for the third consecutive day.
The total caseload stands at 25,495,144, Wordometer showed this morning. Meanwhile, even as Covid cases decline in the country, high fatality rate remains a worry. India reported a national record of 4,525 new deaths. The country has been reporting over 4,000 deaths per day due to complications linked to COVID-19 infections for over a week now.
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