<p>While most of the states of India are showing a significant drop in the number of positive Covid-19 cases, Kerala has been reporting 11,000 to 13,000 cases daily.</p>.<p>Kerala has accounted for more than one-third of the country’s total <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-coronavirus-news-today-live-covid-19-india-cases-deaths-second-wave-maharashtra-karnataka-mumbai-bengaluru-kerala-lockdown-curfew-rules-corona-disease-1006533.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> cases in the past three days -- 14,373 on July 6, 15,600 on July 7, and 13,772 on July 8. Its contribution to the total numbers started increasing when the overall numbers started to drop. </p>.<p>Kerala had shown a similar trend in January, when it accounted for almost 60 per cent of the country’s total cases. Even during the first wave, Kerala’s contribution had been high.</p>.<p>As of now, over 30 lakh people in Kerala have been infected with coronavirus. Kerala stands right behind Maharashtra, which has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases in the country.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/covaxin-phase-3-trial-data-looks-good-who-chief-scientist-1006547.html" target="_blank">Read | Covaxin Phase 3 trial data looks good: WHO chief scientist</a></p>.<p>However, Maharashtra has a larger population than Kerala. So, the total number of cases recorded compared to Kerala’s smaller population seems concerning. The average Covid-19 positive cases in the country is 24,000, whereas Kerala has recorded more than 90,000 confirmed cases per million people.</p>.<p>Since the beginning of the pandemic, although Kerala has been having a high rate of Covid-19 cases in the state, it has still managed to make headlines about its low fatality rate. However, Kerala has a fatality rate of 0.47 against the country average of 1.32 is probably because of the larger positive cases, according to an <em>Indian Express</em> <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/covid-19-numbers-explained-what-is-behind-the-stubborn-upward-trend-in-kerala-7395486/" target="_blank">report</a>.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/only-8-states-fully-vaccinated-more-than-10-of-their-population-1006451.html" target="_blank">Read | Only 8 states fully vaccinated more than 10% of their population</a></strong></p>.<p>It further explains that Kerala’s high Covid-19 positive numbers are due to better reporting. IT certainly doesn’t explain the rapidly increasing numbers.</p>.<p>In every 100 tests the state conducts, 13 come out positive. While Kerala has been ahead of other states in vaccinating its people, that certainly hasn’t helped the state much,</p>.<p>As of now, 45 per cent of Kerala’s population has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and almost 10 per cent are fully vaccinated.</p>
<p>While most of the states of India are showing a significant drop in the number of positive Covid-19 cases, Kerala has been reporting 11,000 to 13,000 cases daily.</p>.<p>Kerala has accounted for more than one-third of the country’s total <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-coronavirus-news-today-live-covid-19-india-cases-deaths-second-wave-maharashtra-karnataka-mumbai-bengaluru-kerala-lockdown-curfew-rules-corona-disease-1006533.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> cases in the past three days -- 14,373 on July 6, 15,600 on July 7, and 13,772 on July 8. Its contribution to the total numbers started increasing when the overall numbers started to drop. </p>.<p>Kerala had shown a similar trend in January, when it accounted for almost 60 per cent of the country’s total cases. Even during the first wave, Kerala’s contribution had been high.</p>.<p>As of now, over 30 lakh people in Kerala have been infected with coronavirus. Kerala stands right behind Maharashtra, which has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases in the country.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/covaxin-phase-3-trial-data-looks-good-who-chief-scientist-1006547.html" target="_blank">Read | Covaxin Phase 3 trial data looks good: WHO chief scientist</a></p>.<p>However, Maharashtra has a larger population than Kerala. So, the total number of cases recorded compared to Kerala’s smaller population seems concerning. The average Covid-19 positive cases in the country is 24,000, whereas Kerala has recorded more than 90,000 confirmed cases per million people.</p>.<p>Since the beginning of the pandemic, although Kerala has been having a high rate of Covid-19 cases in the state, it has still managed to make headlines about its low fatality rate. However, Kerala has a fatality rate of 0.47 against the country average of 1.32 is probably because of the larger positive cases, according to an <em>Indian Express</em> <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/covid-19-numbers-explained-what-is-behind-the-stubborn-upward-trend-in-kerala-7395486/" target="_blank">report</a>.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/only-8-states-fully-vaccinated-more-than-10-of-their-population-1006451.html" target="_blank">Read | Only 8 states fully vaccinated more than 10% of their population</a></strong></p>.<p>It further explains that Kerala’s high Covid-19 positive numbers are due to better reporting. IT certainly doesn’t explain the rapidly increasing numbers.</p>.<p>In every 100 tests the state conducts, 13 come out positive. While Kerala has been ahead of other states in vaccinating its people, that certainly hasn’t helped the state much,</p>.<p>As of now, 45 per cent of Kerala’s population has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and almost 10 per cent are fully vaccinated.</p>