There is no end in sight for the Covid-19 pandemic in Kerala despite the triple lock downs and double lockdowns slapped on the State since April 2021. The State diagnosed 11,647 new cases on Sunday while 112 persons succumbed to Covid-19 on a single day that took the total fatalities till date to 12,060.
The Test Positivity Rate, according to the press release issued by the Department of Health was 10.84 per cent. But elsewhere in Kerala, there were many regions with higher TPR, according to Government Medical Doctors.
More than 300 local self government bodies in the State have TPR of 30 per cent and high. There were 1.05 lakh patients across the State undergoing treatment for the pandemic.
Though the Government claimed that the situation is inching to normalcy, there has been no dearth of ambulances blaring their sirens ferrying critically ill patients from homes to hospitals.
The Government release on Sunday said that 1.07 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Thiruvananthapuram topped the table of districts with the highest number of patients-1,600 while Ernakulam came close behind with 1,461 cases.
Monday will be crucial for Kerala as the lock down is being lifted in stages. All liquor outlets have been opened while bars, popularly known as watering holes too have started selling drinks, though in parcel mode. Leaders of Islamic organisations are expected to call on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to seek his permission to get the mosques opened.