A serious dip in the number of COVID-19 tests over the weekend reflected in the State’s caseload on Monday. The State logged 12,294 cases when 87,578 samples were tested over the past 24 hours. The State’s active case pool Monday dipped to 1,72,239, with 18,542 recovering. Total hospitalisations of those with moderate or severe infection has more or less stabilised, at 27,881 despite the increase in active cases. The cumulative case burden now stands at 37,02,417 cases.

Source: The Hindu August 16, 2021 15:05 UTC