Night curfew, Sunday lockdown to continue in Kerala amid surge in COVID-19 infections: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

"The COVID review meeting, which was held today, has decided to continue night curfew and lockdown on Sundays across the state," said CM Vijayan. 

New Delhi: The Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday (September 4, 2021) informed that Kerala will continue with its night curfew and Sunday lockdowns amid the continuing high number of COVID-19 cases in the state. The announcement came after the state authorities held a meeting to review the coronavirus situation in Kerala. "The COVID review meeting, which was held today, has decided to continue night curfew and lockdown on Sundays across the state," said Vijayan while addressing a press conference post the meeting. The Chief Minister also informed that Kerala reported 29,682 new COVID-19 cases, 25,910 recoveries, and 142 deaths on Saturday. The number of active cases in the state stood at 2,50,065 while the death toll logged was 21,422. Additionally, the test positivity rate was recorded at 17.54 percent. On the other hand, on Saturday, India recorded 42,618 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours wherein Kerala contributed a majority of cases by logging 29,322 positive cases. 330 fatalities were reported in the country in the last 24 hours wherein Kerala added 131 fatalities.