Daily Covid cases in India crossed the 25,000-mark just once this week, marking a substantial drop in infections in keeping with the waning pandemic wave in Kerala. India recorded 23,245 fresh cases on Saturday, around the same count as on the previous day (23,910).
The highest cases reported this week was on Thursday, when the tally had shot up to 27,374. By contrast, India had last week logged more than 25,000 cases on all days except on Monday, with the tally crossing 30,000 on two days.
The decline in numbers this week was mainly due to a big fall in fresh cases in Kerala. The state reported 13,217 new infections on Saturday, 57% of the country’s total. The state recorded a 13.64% test positivity rate on Saturday, still high but down substantially from close to 20% during the peak of the current wave.