These Indian States On Alert For COVID Third Wave Jul 30, 2021, 12:12 IST India is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and there is a danger of a possible third wave of COVID-19 in the country. The government is making all the preparations to handle the situation. We have seen how worst the second wave of COVID-19 was. There was a decline in the number of coronavirus cases in the last few days but from a couple of days, the COVID-19 cases are rising. On Friday, a total of 44,230 new infections have been reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 3.07 crore. The death count increased to 4,23,217 with 555 new fatalities. The situation of COVID seems to be under control but coming to Southern states, the cases are increasing. Not only Kerala but also Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have reported a slightly higher number of new coronavirus cases. The R-factor is increasing slowly.