Kerala now reports the highest deaths per million per week in the country. Between July 25 and 31, Kerala reported 24 deaths per million per week, while Maharashtra came second with 12 deaths per million per week, followed by Odisha’s 9 deaths per million per week. India‘s average is about 2 deaths per million per week.

“Kerala’s case fatality ratio (CFR) on May 15 was 0.3% and it increased to 0.49% by July 31. But Kerala continues to have one of the lowest CFRs in the country,” said public health expert Dr Padmanabha Shenoy, who has been analysing Covid patterns across India on a weekly basis.

Kerala’s seven-day average daily growth rate in cases is 0.61% while India’s is 0.13%. The state’s R-naught (reproduction rate) is 1.28, with its daily active cases and deaths now highest in the country.