Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the increasing number of deaths due to COVID in the State is a matter of concern.
‘The severity of the disease and deaths are increasing after the second wave of Covid has reached its peak. This is a crucial time for hospitals and strong safety measures required to deal with this phase,’ the CM said while addressing a press conference today morning.
“Our primary duty now is to save lives and whatever possible will be done to ensure this. The second Covid wave has taught us some new lessons. While there is a strong possibility of a third wave, the government will immediately initiate strong measures to evaluate these experiences in detail and prepare for a better defence,” said CM Pinarayi.
“The stringent vigilance of the people helped us contain the second wave and we should continue it in a similar manner for some more time,” he added.
He said 28,514 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in Kerala today from 1,26,028 sample tests in the last 24 hours with a test positivity rate of 22.63%.”
The highest number of 176 Covid deaths on a single day so far was also reported and the death toll in the State is now 7,170.
