The Opposition and some experts have questioned the celebrated Kerala model of Covid management at a time daily cases have remained stubbornly high and the second wave has refused to taper off.
A state otherwise lauded for its quality health services, Kerala has been struggling to bring down Covid cases with most states even in the neighbourhood doing better.
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On Thursday, Kerala recorded 13,772 new Covid-19 cases — the highest in the country — and 142 deaths, pushing the virus caseload to 30,25,466 and fatalities to 14,250.
More than half the Covid cases in India last week were reported from Kerala and Maharashtra, according to the Centre. While Kerala accounted for 32 per cent of the cases, Maharashtra registered 21 per cent.