Active Covid-19 cases in the country fell below the 6 lakh mark on Thursday. The number dropped by more than a lakh in just 8 days. Kerala displaced Maharashtra as the state recording the highest number of daily cases over any 7-day period. This happened for the first time since the pandemic spread across the country in April. Kerala has taken over the dubious mantle due to the consistent fall in infections in Maharashtra and the rise in numbers in the state. In Maharashtra, the seven-day average has fallen from a peak of 22,149 on September 17 to 6,158 on October 28. Kerala’s graph peaked at 8,440 on October 15, and has shown a marginal decline since then to 7,089 on October 28.