Central team to visit Kerala as daily Covid-19 cases remain high

With Kerala continuing to report a high number of Covid-19 cases, the Centre on Thursday decided to rush a six-member team of experts to supplement the state government's efforts in dealing with the pandemic.

National Centre for Disease Control Director Sujeet Kumar Singh will lead the six-member team that will visit some districts reporting high positivity rate.

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Six districts are reporting more than 10% weekly positivity, the Health Ministry stated.

“As a large number of Covid cases are still being reported in Kerala, the team will aid state's ongoing efforts in Covid-19 management,” Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted.

A Health Ministry statement added that the Central team will work closely with state health authorities, take a stock of the ground situation and recommend necessary public health interventions to contain the spread of the virus.

Kerala has 1.54 lakh active cases of Covid-19, which account for 37.1% of the total active cases in the country.

The average daily cases being reported in the state are above 17,443.

The state has also reported a high case positivity of 12.93% cumulatively and 11.97%weekly.