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Planned campaign against Kerala, says state health minister, cites serosurvey data

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Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday claimed that there was a campaign going on to show the state had failed in Covid-control measures, India Today reported.

Kerala reported more than 22,000 cases for the third consecutive day on Thursday. The state’s test positivity rate, which is the percentage of people who test positive for the virus out of those who have been tested overall, rose to 13.53%. The Kerala government announced a weekend lockdown, while the Centre sent a six-member team to the state to help with Covid management.

The Kerala government had faced heavy criticism for easing restrictions for three days from July 18 in view of Eid-al-Adha, or Bakrid. The Supreme Court had also pulled up the state government but did not cancel its order to ease the lockdown.