
Case graph continue to soar in State
The Hindu
28,469 new cases reported, test positivity rate rises to 22.46%
For the fifth consecutive day, the State reported over 20,000 new COVID-19 cases, letting the case graph soar. The State’s case graph, in its second tryst with COVID, is beginning to look like a steep wall rather than a wave as the epidemic curve is rising relentlessly. On Sunday, 28,469 new cases were added to the tally, when results of 1,26,773 samples tested over the past 24 hours came in. This is yet another high in daily case tally.
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