Kerala, 2 other states account for 50% of new Covid cases

India’s daily Covid-19 count dropped to nearly 18,500 a day after the tally had crossed the 20,000 mark, even as three states continued to report higher than 1,000 new infections. On Thursday, Kerala logged 5,051 fresh cases, Maharashtra 3,729 and Chhattisgrah 1,010. Although all three states reported a slight drop from the numbers recorded on Wednesday but still accounted for 50% of all cases recorded in the country on Thursday.Meanwhile, the Union health secretary has written to the Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Bengal governments on the need for “strict vigil” and “prompt action” to arrest the recent spike in Covid cases in each of the states.