Covid: Karnataka biweekly cases highest after Maharashtra

NEW DELHI: Karnataka added as many as 4.68 lakh cases in the last fortnight (between April 21-May 4), followed by UP and Kerala with more than 4 lakh new cases each, while Delhi added over 3 lakh cases during this period. Maharashtra tops with 7.95 lakh new infections but there is a slight drop in fresh infections.
The situation in Kerala remains worrisome considering the rapidity with which it has been adding new cases. Its increase in the last fortnight has been more than 178% compared to the previous one. On Tuesday, the state overtook Karnataka to log the most cases after Maharashtra.
While the total caseload in Maharashtra was 50.5 lakh, it had crossed 19 lakh in Kerala, ahead of Karnataka with 18.8 lakh cases, UP (14.8 lakh) and Tamil Nadu (13.5 lakh).
Andhra Pradesh, another state with a high caseload of 12.6 lakh, was also a concern. The state has witnessed a surge of 178% in new cases during the fortnight.