Kerala’s COVID-19 case graph continued its exponential rise on Monday, logging 22,946 new cases, when 69,373 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. The graph which began rising on January 3, has not shown any signs of slowing down.
Following the second wave, the new cases reported daily in the State had come as far down as 1,824 cases on December 26.
Large-scale social interactions and family gatherings during Christmas and New Year season contributed significantly to the rise in cases during the first week of January.