Weekend lockdown is reimposed today in Kerala to contain third wave of Covid-19 transmission. Eased restrictions have come into force from midnight last night. Only essential services will be allowed. Entry in places of worship has been restricted to only 20 persons.
This is the third Sunday lockdown being clamped in a row to flatten the Covid graph in the State. Meanwhile, Kerala continues to report higher Covid recoveries and decline in daily caseload.
The State yesterday logged 33 thousand 538 positive cases and 46 thousand 813 recoveries.
Test Positivity Rate is put at 32.6%. Besides 22 related fatalities the State also registered 422 previously undocumented deaths taking the cumulative toll to 57 thousand 740. Kerala’s active caseload has dropped to three lakh 52 thousand 399.