Kerala TPR falls below 20%, active cases below 2.5 lakhs

Thiruvananthapuram: 28,798 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in Kerala today from 1,44,372 sample tests in the last 24 hours with a test positivity rate of 19.95%. This is the first time the test positivity rate is falling below 20% in more than a month. Meanwhile, 151 deaths were also confirmed today as caused by Covid and the related death toll in the State is now 7,882. At present, there are 2,48,526 active cases even as 35,525 patients have recovered from the disease today. Malappuram district still has the highest…

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Active Covid cases in Kerala fall below 3 lakhs, deaths cross 7,000

Thiruvananthapuram: 28,514 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in Kerala today from 1,26,028 sample tests in the last 24 hours with a test positivity rate of 22.63%. The highest number of 176 Covid deaths on a single day so far was also reported and the death toll in the State is now 7,170. Today, 45,400 patients have recovered from the disease bringing down the total number of active cases in the State to 2,89,283. Malappuram district has the highest number of 3,932 new positive cases today.

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Lockdown in Kerala extended till May 30, triple lockdown only in Malappuram

Thiruvananthapuram: The lockdown in Kerala has been extended till May 30 while the triple lockdown will continue in Malappuram district only. Briefing the media, Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan said, “The average test positivity rate for the last three days is 23.3%. While the TPR is more in Malappuram, it is decreasing in other districts. Active cases are declining in all districts.”

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Kerala reports a 12.1% reduction in Covid cases in last one week

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today informed that there was a 12.1% reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in Kerala in the last week. “Statistics show that there has been a decrease in the spread of Covid with the introduction of lockdown. The test positivity rate is decreasing in the four districts where triple lockdown has been implemented. However, a relaxation in the lockdown can be considered only if there is a significant decline in the number of new cases.”

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