Kerala Lockdown: Complete weekend shutdown as Covid cases skyrocket
Kerala on Thursday has announced a total weekend lockdown across the state amid rising in coronavirus cases. The recent government order said that on July 31 and August 1, the state will witness a full lockdown.
Around 50 per cent of coronavirus cases are being reported from Kerala itself. On Wednesday, the number of fresh COVID-19 cases crossed 20,000 for the second successive day. While on Tuesday, 22,129 people had tested positive. The fresh infections increased the overall caseload to 33,27,301, while the fatality count mounted to 16,457.Â
The central government is sending a six-member team from the National Centre for Disease Control to the state.
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While ₹8.66 crore fine was collected in May, the first eight days of June brought in ₹3.33 crore under the Kerala Epidemic Disease Ordinance, accounting for a collective ₹11.99 crore as the lockdown completed a month