Ernakulam: Kerala identified 56 recoveries from the coronavirus infection and 54 new patients on Sunday, the first it recorded more recoveries than the daily tally of fresh patients in over a month.
The higher rate of recoveries for a sustained period could reduce its active patients.The last time it had more daily recoveries than fresh patients was on 8 May, when it had 10 recoveries and one fresh patient.
Ever since, Kerala's rate of infections have been picking up, after being one of the rare states to have successfully flattened the curve in early-May.The period coincides with lockdown relaxations.