Not just Kerala, covid is flaring up in N-E as well
Live MintAs the number of covid-19 cases in India dropped from 311,795 in the third week of July to 269,779 in the fourth week, the focus has been on Kerala, which accounts for nearly 45% of the new cases. Of the 22 districts across India that have seen their daily new cases go up in each of the last 4 weeks, 13 belonged to six north-eastern states, government data shows. East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya saw a 49% increase in the number of deaths in the last week, on top of a 65% increase in the week before. Nationally though, the number of deaths came down by 50% to 3,674 this week from 7,002 last week, though last week’s count was higher because of a one-off reconciliation by Maharashtra. Among states with over 5 million population, Himachal Pradesh continues to lead in vaccine coverage, having given 680 doses per 1,000 people.