The Kerala government will impose a complete lockdown in the state on July 31 and August 1 in view of the sharp increase in Covid-19 cases, ANI reported on Thursday.
Kerala reported 22,056 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the tally to 33,27,301 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. The state’s positivity rate, which is the percentage of people who test positive for the virus out of those who have been tested overall, was at 11.2%. Kerala’s toll rose to 16,457 with 131 more deaths.
The state accounted for more than 50% of the 43,509 cases that India recorded on Thursday morning.
“Kerala with an active case load of 1.54 lakh is contributing 37.1% of the total active cases in the country, with a growth rate of 1.41 in the last 7 days,” the Union health ministry said. “Average daily cases being reported in the state are above 17,443. The state has also reported a high case positivity of 12.93% cumulatively and 11.97% weekly. Six districts are…