Coronavirus live updates: Nearly 2 crore people in Karnataka were Covid-19 infected

Between October 18 to November 1, Kerala emerged as the Covid-19 capital of the country, logging the highest number of fresh infections, even though the pandemic actually showed a decline as compared with the previous 14 days in the state. Kerala became the only state, apart from Maharashtra, to log the highest number of fresh Covid-19 cases during any two-week period since March. The state recorded 93,249 in the past two weeks, higher than Maharashtra’s count of 82,410. The case count in Kerala had fallen by 17% from 111,953 infections reported in the previous two weeks.

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The National Health Commission said in a statement 44 of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas.

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The seven-day average daily cases and deaths have been on a rise since late September, and stood at 80,800 and 826, respectively, as of Monday, CDC data showed.

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The lockdown was imposed in Aizawl municipal area on October 27 to break the chain of transmission

The lockdown is scheduled to be lifted at 4.30 am on November 9, the official said.

The decision was taken at a meeting among health officials, the doctors' association, NGOs and churches, he said.

Lockdown in Aizawl extended till November 9, reports PTI

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