At 29,704, a slight dip in new cases
The Hindu
Test positivity rate too down to 25.6%; recoveries at 34,296
Kerala’s COVID-19 case graph has been showing a slight dip in new cases ever since it registered the highest single day spike on May 12, when 43,529 new cases were reported. However, testing too has been dipping in the State. On Sunday, the State reported 29,704 new cases, when 1,15,982 samples were tested in 24 hours. Test positivity rate on Sunday also showed a slight dip at 25.61%. The active case pool which had shown a steady rise till Saturday, showed a dip for the first time on Sunday, dropping from 4,45,334 patients on Saturday to 4,40,652 on Sunday. This could be due to the fact that more recoveries than new cases were reported on Sunday, with 34,296 persons recovering.
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