India’s daily count of fresh Covid cases falls to 6-month low, Kerala accounts for over 62%

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The daily count of fresh Covid-19 in India fell to a six-month low of 18,795 in the last 24 hours with Kerala accounting for over 62% of the total, according to data released by the health ministry on Tuesday.</p>
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This is for the first time since March 11 that the number of new coronavirus cases have declined below the 20,000 mark.  It is also a sharp drop from the 26,041 cases reported on Monday. </p>
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The country also reported 179 deaths down from 276 reported a day ago.</p>
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Kerala continues to record the highest number of fresh cases in the country although the count has come down to 11,699 cases a day. The state also reported 58 deaths.</p>
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With 1,657 fresh cases, Tamil Nadu is the second southern state after Kerala with a high daily caseload. It also reported 19 deaths.</p>
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With 1,846 cases, Mizoram leads the northeastern states in most number of new Covid cases in a day. The state also reported seven Covid deaths. It is followed by Assam, which reported 412 cases and eight Covid deaths.</p>
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Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state, reported six Covid cases, while Delhi reported 32 cases. Both states reported zero Covid deaths.</p>
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Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar reported zero Covid deaths. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand also reported zero Covid deaths.</p>
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India’s daily Covid-19 positivity rate – number of positive cases identified per 100 – stands at 1.42 per cent less than 3 per cent for last 29 days.</p>
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Experts are now veering around to the view that if the third wave strikes its intensity will be low.</p>