37 Per Cent Of Country's Active Covid Cases In Kerala, Shows Government Data

Of the 4.03 lakh active cases in the country, 1.5 lakh are from Kerala alone and the state accounts for more than 37 per cent of the cases

The roller-coaster Covid figure in Kerala, many say, is the harbinger of the third wave of the virus in the country, expected to arrive by the next week. Of the 4.03 lakh active cases in the country, 1.5 lakh are from Kerala alone accounting for more than 37 per cent of the cases, said government sources. Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope yesterday said "The surge in cases in Kerala can be seen as the beginning of the third wave". The Union Health Ministry has sent a six-member team -- headed by National Centre for Disease Control Director S K Singh -- to the state to help with Covid management. In May, when the second wave of Covid was ripping through the country, Kerala was reporting a high of more than 43,000 new cases every day. But the numbers started dropping soon and reached a low by the first week of June.