Kerala’s case graph rising steadily

State adds 4,353 new cases, 18 new deaths

Kerala’s COVID-19 case graph is rising steadily, raising alarm that the second wave could be imminent in the State. Though in mid-February, the State had managed to bring down the number of active patients to less than 24,000, since March 24, the active case pool has been growing, so has the number of hospital admissions. Hospital admissions have been rising and compared to the past one-and-a-half-weeks, there has been an increase in daily admission by at least 100-200 patients. On Thursday alone, 759 people have been newly admitted to hospitals in the State with COVID-19 while 11,272 persons were newly added to home or institutional quarantine. On Thursday, the State added 4,353 new COVID-19 cases to its tally, when 63,901 samples were tested in 24 hours. The State’s cumulative case burden ever since the pandemic began, now stands at 11,48,947 cases.