Centre asks Kerala to update Covid numbers daily as cases rise

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New Delhi, April 18, 2022: Centre has asked Kerala government to update Covid numbers daily as India reported a 90 per cent increase in new cases with a 165 per cent increase in positivity rate in the last 24 hours.

 

Union Health Ministry in a statement said it is important to daily update Covid data for taking proactive steps to tackle new variants. Quick and continuous update of data will assist in India’s fight against Covid pandemic and will help not only in tracking and monitoring but will also help in defining the strategies and plans at the Centre, state and district levels, it said.

Earlier, Kerala had decided to stop giving regular updates on Covid numbers on April 13. According to Centre, this has impacted and skewed the status of India’s key monitoring indicators like cases, deaths and positivity.

"Daily and diligent reporting of data is critical to arrive at a meaningful understanding of pandemic in districts, state and national level and ensure that any anomalies, surge or emerging trends can be captured in a timely manner. This is especially relevant as it is a highly infectious disease and also has an associated risk of emergence of new variants," the statement read.

After providing updates on daily Covid figures for over two years, the Kerala government decided not to continue with updates on April 12.

Courtesy: India Today