: Why does Kerala still have so many Covid-19 cases despite early success in controlling the pandemic? #IndiaNEWS Known for its exceptional pandemic control, Kerala currently has the most number of new

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Why does Kerala still have so many Covid-19 cases despite early success in controlling the pandemic? #IndiaNEWS
Known for its exceptional pandemic control, Kerala currently has the most number of new coronavirus cases in India.Kerala reported over 22,000 cases on August 5, nearly 50% of the day’s total new Covid-19 infections in the country. The only other state contributing to a majority of India’s caseload is Maharashtra, which had over 9,000 new infections on the same day. Kerala’s new cases are still significantly below its peak of over 43,000 on May 12.Though densely populated, the state had become exemplary in how it controlled the spread of coronavirus infections since March 2020. Tapping into its past experience with Zika and Nipah viruses, it has tried stopping the waves of infections from suddenly spiking, and keeping its Covid fatalities low. Its case fatality ratio is among the lowest in India at 0.5%. Even at 43,000 cases, Kerala’s healthcare, unlike in several metropolitan cities like Delhi and Ahmedabad, had not crumbled under the pressure.But as cases ebb in the rest of the country, possibly mimicking the curve delta variant infections have exhibited in other parts of the world, Kerala’s new cases have remained stubbornly high. The state’s health minister has warned that the second wave is still raging in Kerala and this is not the time to...Read more

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