As the Indian Medical Association’s Kerala branch demanded a state of Health Emergency in the State, the number of new Covid-19 patients shot up to 7,354 which include 7,036 patients who contracted the pandemic through social contacts.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who briefed the media after an all party meeting said that there were 61,791 persons under treatment in the State for Covid-19 on Tuesday.
Neighboring Tamil Nadu is gradually bringing down the number of cases on a daily basis without any fanfare. On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu diagnosed 5,546 new persons afflicted with Covid-19. A medical bulletin released by the Tamil Nadu Government said the number of patients in the State as on Tuesday were 46,281 which was well below that in Kerala. Tamil Nadu saw 70 persons succumbing to the dreaded disease during the last 24 hours.
Kerala, which had claimed that it tamed Covid-19 as early as May 8 is facing a precarious position. Malappurm district alone diagnosed 1,040 new patients while the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram diagnosed 935 patients. The Chief Minister blamed the Opposition, particularly the BJP for the State’s failure in countering the pandemic. Tamil Nadu tested almost 85,000 persons across the State while Kerala had to content with 53,000 persons.
