Kerala records 31,445 new cases, 68% of India’s total

Kerala reported 31,445 fresh cases on Wednesday, the state’s highest tally in nearly three months. The last time Kerala’s numbers had gone past the 30,000 mark was on May 22. The surge that followed Onam and low testing in the festive week pushed India’s daily case count to 46,206, with Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand numbers yet to come.