Covid cases escalate in Kerala, the Karnataka government has made institutional quarantine must for people entering from the southern state.
Dakshina Kannada district bordering Kerala has become a major hotspot in Karnataka with 264 fresh infections and five fatalities reported in a day.
While Karnataka's cumulative Covid case count has jumped to 29.52 lakh On the other hand, Maharashtra's cumulative caseload of the state mounted to 64,73,674 while the recoveries touched 62,81,985.
A total of 1,37,551 persons have succumbed to COVID-19. The state reported 4,342 new Covid cases and 55 death in a day. Its capital Mumbai logged 441 new Covid-19 cases, 205 discharges, and three deaths in the last 24 hours.