Peak of second wave in Kerala over, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala is previous the height of the second wave of the COVID-19, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan mentioned on Monday, and informed folks to not decrease their guard.
“The consultants are of the opinion that the height of the illness unfold is over however we must always proceed to restrain ourselves, Vijayan informed reporters right here.
He mentioned it’s a constructive signal that the common quantity of circumstances per day has began coming down consequently of the weekend restrictions, night time curfews and the final warning applied earlier than the lockdown.
“The number of cases today is a reflection of the infection that happened a week back or earlier. The change we are seeing now suggests that the lockdown may be effective”, Vijayan mentioned.
He urged the folks to train warning even after the lockdown.
“The review meeting today observed that the declining test positivity rate is reassuring”, the Chief Minister mentioned.
His assertion comes because the State as we speak reported 99,651 recoveries from COVID at the same time as 21,402 folks examined constructive. Meanwhile, 87 current deaths have been confirmed as attributable to COVID and the associated loss of life toll in the State is now 6,515.
“It was a day of relief. It is reassuring that there is a slight decrease in the number of active cases in the State as they have come down from 4,45,000 to 3,62,315”, he mentioned.
The Chief Minister mentioned strict lockdown restrictions proceed.
“Triple lockdown is being implemented successfully in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram districts,” he mentioned.
Over the final two weeks, eight districts have recorded a decline of 10 to 30 per cent. The lowest decline was in Wayanad district. In Pathanamthitta district, the prevalence of the illness is secure, he mentioned.
However, the quantity of circumstances is growing in Kollam, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad districts. In Kollam, there is a rise of 23 per cent, Vijayan mentioned.Â
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