Why Kerala continues to account for over 30% of India's daily Covid tally 

Even though India's daily Covid-19 cases have dipped, Kerala is still waiting for the second wave to cool down. On July 8, Kerala reported over 30 per cent of country's total fresh cases and 15.6 per cent of daily deaths in the.

On January 27 last year, Kerala recorded patient zero of the new coronavirus in India. The state had no active case by the end of next month. Dr. Sulphi Noohu (Central working committee member, Kerala IMA) explains why cases are not dropping in #KeralaWatch #NewsToday with @sardesairajdeep LIVE #Covid19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/ukn9COLEzO Curve flattened or peak yet to come? Dr Anish TS (Covid19 Kerala Expert Committee) shares his views on thisWatch #NewsToday with @sardesairajdeep LIVE #Covid19 #coronavirus #Kerala pic.twitter.com/Ox7B5NMvHX But after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic less than two weeks later. the disease swept across India too and Kerala was no exception in recording a number of infections. But soon the state stood out globally when the WHO hailed its success in effectively responding to Covid-19. "This (Kerala) template could serve as a great example for other states to emulate," said Payden, the WHO's acting representative to India, in July 2020.