After inspecting the fourth mega vaccination camp in the city, he said some western districts in the state, where prevalence of the virus was high, have started witnessing a downward trend in the new cases.
PM Modi said that the Arogya Setu app has helped a lot in preventing the spread of infection.
The Kerala government has decided to reopen schools for classes 1 to 7, class 10, and class 12 from November 1.
Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of fresh infections on Saturday--1,730, followed by Thiruvananthapuram 1,584 and Thrissur 1,579. Meanwhile, 14,437 persons recuperated from the disease, taking the total cured in the state to 45,40,866.
This is the first fatality due to COVID-19 in October in Delhi. The death toll due to the coronavirus infection in the national capital now stands at 25,088.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, the total active cases of COVID-19 in India dipped down to 2,73,889, the lowest in 197 days.
California, the most populous state in the country, reported more than 6 million public school students in April, according to the state's Department of Education.
It is unclear if the coronavirus will take on the seasonal pattern of the flu, with predictable peaks in the winter as people gather indoors for the holidays.
Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said the relaxations, which will come into immediate effect and remain imposed till further orders, have been allowed as lesser number of fresh cases are being reported.
According to Morrison, international travel to and from Australia will resume as states and territories approach 80 perc ent of the adult population fully vaccinated against Covid-19, reports Xinhua news agency.
Nearly more than 59% of Japanese people have been fully vaccinated. Japan has had about 1.69 million cases and 17,641 deaths from COVID-19.
Globally, the numbers of weekly COVID-19 cases and deaths continued to decline, WHO said.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday, the country saw a total of 28,246 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.85 per cent.
Kerala logged 15,914 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday and 122 deaths, which took the caseload to 46,80,885 and the toll to 25,087.
Over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the virus, while there are 400 total active cases in the national capital.
According to the decision, the government has allowed an indoor gathering of 300 people and an outdoor gathering of 500 people. Earlier, it was 150 for indoor and 300 for outdoor gatherings.
With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city climbed to 14,38,821. Over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the disease, and the death toll stood at 25,087.
The number of people who recovered from the infection since Tuesday was 17,862, which brought the total recoveries to 44,95,904 and the number of active cases to 1,43,500, an official press release said.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India dipped down to 2,82,560, the lowest in 194 days, the health ministry data showed.
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