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Kerala’s ‘Onam Spike’: Covid cases up 30% in 24 hours
Yet again, South Indian state Kerala is in headlines for the increasing number of Covid-19 infections. The number of Covid cases in Kerala jumped nearly 30 per cent over the past 24 hours to over 31,000 as the state government flagged an ‘Onam spike’. The state recorded 215 deaths along with a test positivity rate of 19.03 per cent.
On Tuesday, the state reported 31,445 fresh cases, taking its total infection count to 38,83,429 and fatalities to 19,972.
Ernakulam district recorded the highest number with 4,048 cases, followed by Thrissur (3,865), Kozhikode (3,680), Malappuram (3,502), Palakkad (2,562), Kollam (2,479), Kottayam (2,050), Kannur (1,930) Alappuzha (1,874), Thiruvananthapuram (1,700), Idukki (1,166) Pathanamthitta (1,008) and Wayanad (962), a government release said.