THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: According to the health department, after the local body elections and the Christmas- New Year celebrations in the state, the spread of Covid has increased and the number of patients is expected to increase in the coming days. The case fatality rate will also increase accordingly.

With the relaxations and the reopening of schools and colleges people need to be more vigilant, the Health Secretary gave the hint at the review meeting held last day. He said that the number of Covid patients per day is likely to approach ten thousand. Given the presence of the mutated virus in the state, even the slightest negligence could lead to a major transmission. More than seven and a half lakh people in the state so far have tested positive for the virus with 3160 people losing their lives. There are 63,135 people are active cases and a total of 7,12,389 recoveries.