After two days of reporting 30,000-plus fresh cases of Covid-19, the country-wide tally fell below that mark on Friday as infection numbers in Kerala declined to under 18,000 on Friday. India recorded 29,595 fresh cases of the virus, down from 31,407 on Thursday and 32,028 on the day before.
The drop was mainly on account of Kerala reporting 17,983 cases after having posted close to 20,000 on the previous two days. The state’s daily test positivity rate, however, remained high at 16.27%, according to a statement by CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Tamil Nadu continued to log a gradual rise in cases. The state’s daily count remained higher than 1,700 for the second straight day, as 1,733 fresh cases were recorded. In Mizoram, another state witnessing a Covid spike, 1,257 new cases emerged on Friday.
There were 291 deaths from the virus reported on Friday.