Even as overall new cases of Covid-19 dropped to around 28,204 on Monday, the lowest daily Covid number in 147 days, districts reporting a rising trend in daily cases increased to 37 from 18 last week (as on August 3). Stay with TOI for the latest developmentsRead Less
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37 districts, 11 in Kerala, posting a rising trend in daily cases
Even as overall new cases of Covid-19 dropped to around 28,204 on Monday, the lowest daily Covid number in 147 days, districts reporting a rising trend in daily cases increased to 37 from 18 last week (as on August 3). While Kerala continues to top the list with 11 districts reporting a surge, many districts in Tamil Nadu (7), Himachal Pradesh (6), Karnataka (5), Andhra Pradesh (2) and West Bengal (2) are also showing increase in daily cases during last two weeks.