Kerala extends lockdown till May 30;Triple lockdown withdrawn in from 3 district

Thiruvananthapuram: Due to the Massive rise of coronavirus Cases Kerala government on Friday extended the statewide lockdown to till May 30, informed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Hence, the lockdown restrictions will be in place across the state till May 30.
Triple lockdown imposed in 3 districts lifted,  the strict curbs would continue only in Malappuram added the CM.
With this, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam will not be under triple lockdown.
Malappuram will continue to be placed under triple lockdown due to the high test positivity.

Kerala reported 29,673 new Covid-19 cases on Friday when 1,33,558 people were tested with a test positivity rate of 22.22 per cent. But what is worrying is that the death rate is going up steadily. The state reported 142 deaths on Friday, the highest since the outbreak began last year. Its mortality rate is the lowest in the country 0.4 per cent against the national average of 1.30 per cent. In the last week, the state reported 751 deaths. Active cases have also gone down slightly, 3,06,346– two weeks back it almost touched 4.75 lakh, according to the health ministry statistics.