Case graph spirals as 17,755 test positive in State
The Hindu
Hospitalisations go up as active case pool rises to 90,649 cases
Kerala’s COVID-19 case graph continued to rise exponentially, logging 17,755 new cases, when 65,937 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
The surge in cases has now forced the government to close schools again for a short period, while re-emphasising the restrictions on public gatherings and meetings and crowd management in public places such as malls.
Public health experts feel that given the high transmissibility of Omicron, even the current daily case count will be a gross underestimation because the virus is virtually unstoppable once it begins circulating in the community. With several case clusters being reported from across the State, community transmission is rampant and the case graph is expected to rise further in the next few days.
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