<p>Kerala is witnessing a steep rise in Covid-19 deaths over the last few days, even as the total fatality rate remains low at 0.3 per cent.</p>.<p>The daily death toll which until the first week of may had not crossed the double digits, remained under 50. More than 500 Covid-related deaths were reported over the last four days.</p>.<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that most of the deaths being reported now were those who got infected when Covid-19 was at its peak in Kerala last week. Health experts had already alerted that the death rate may go up once the number of cases increases.</p>.<p>He also said that though the state was not witnessing a declining trend in fresh cases, experts were warning of a third phase and hence the state would continue to remain vigil.</p>.<p>The state has thus far reported 7,170 cases with the fatality rate at 0.3 per cent.</p>
<p>Kerala is witnessing a steep rise in Covid-19 deaths over the last few days, even as the total fatality rate remains low at 0.3 per cent.</p>.<p>The daily death toll which until the first week of may had not crossed the double digits, remained under 50. More than 500 Covid-related deaths were reported over the last four days.</p>.<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that most of the deaths being reported now were those who got infected when Covid-19 was at its peak in Kerala last week. Health experts had already alerted that the death rate may go up once the number of cases increases.</p>.<p>He also said that though the state was not witnessing a declining trend in fresh cases, experts were warning of a third phase and hence the state would continue to remain vigil.</p>.<p>The state has thus far reported 7,170 cases with the fatality rate at 0.3 per cent.</p>
