India's puzzling Covid contrast: How severity differs from Kerala to Delhi

Kerala is adding more than 20,000 new cases every day, but only 1.2% active cases are admitted to ICUs. In contrast, Delhi, with 50 new daily infections, has 24% critical cases

Daily Covid-19 infections in India fell to a five-month low at the end of July. Average daily infections in Delhi--which saw one of the worst surges--have dipped to 50 in the last week, down from a peak of 25,000 daily infections in April. The national capital is reporting less than 600 active cases. 

However, some states like Kerala are witnessing a surge in Covid-19 infections. Kerala’s seven-day moving average of new cases rose 70 per cent from end-June to end-July, even crossing 23,000 on August 3. Consequently, active cases in the state have crossed 170,000. 

But in terms of the