Centre turns the heat on Kerala, asks state to update Covid numbers daily

State had stopped daily updates on infections; once numbers eventually became known, country reported 90% spike in fresh cases, 165% surge in positivity rate the past 24 hours

The government of Kerala has faced the wrath of the Central government after it stopped providing daily updates on Covid-19 for the past four days. Once the numbers eventually became known, the country reported a 90 per cent increase in fresh cases and a 165 per cent increase in positivity rate during the past 24 hours. The Centre has now asked Kerala to update Covid numbers on a daily basis.

The Union Health ministry told the state principal secretary Rajan Khobragade in a letter that the state reported numbers after a gap of four days (From April 14-17) on Monday,