Kerala Sees Decline In Covid Infections, Accounts For 52% Of Active Cases: Centre
NDTV
As recoveries from Covid continue to outnumber the daily fresh cases, an official pointed out that the national recovery rate has reached almost 98 per cent.
Kerala accounts for 52 per cent of the cumulative active COVID-19 cases in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Thursday.
Addressing a press briefing on COVID-19, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the number of cases is declining in Kerala but the state still contributes a substantial number of total cases in the country.
"Kerala has highest active cases - 1,44,000 which is 52 per cent of total active cases of the country. Maharashtra has 40,000 active cases, Tamil Nadu has 17,000, Mizoram has 16,800, Karnataka has 12,000 and Andhra Pradesh has a little more than 11,000 active cases," he said.
As recoveries from Covid continue to outnumber the daily fresh cases, Mr Bhushan pointed out that the national recovery rate has reached almost 98 per cent.
