Kerala had the most number of COVID-19 cases 20 days back but reported only one new positive case on Wednesday. How cases progressed in Statesimage/svg+xml 246810121416182022 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200 Average cases Days since the 100th case Maharashtra Delhi Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh Telangana A.P. Testing rates matterThe graph plots latest fatality rate against tests conducted per million people. Not only have the number of new cases reduced significantly in Kerala, the fatality rate is among the lowest even as the State’s testing rate is among the highest. Returnees from abroad testing positiveimage/svg+xml Arrival Confirmed Days Mar 22 Apr 8 17 Mar 21 Apr 7 17 Mar 21 Apr 7 17 Mar 21 Apr 8 18 Mar 22 Apr 12 21 Mar 19 Apr 9 21 Mar 22 Apr 13 22 Mar 21 Apr 14 24 Mar 21 Apr 14 24 Mar 21 Apr 14 24 Mar 18 Apr 11 24 Mar 17 Apr 11 25 Mar 19 Apr 14 26 Mar 17 Apr 12 26Last wordWhile Kerala has recorded a low number of new cases, many of them are “imported” cases.

Source: The Hindu April 15, 2020 19:27 UTC