Amid apprehensions of a possible 'second wave', Covid-19 deaths dropped in the sub-100 range for the third day - plummeting to just 30, and the number of 'active cases' continued to increase, health authorities said here on Monday.

After three days in the three-digit figures last week, the state's deaths dropped to 30- compared with the peak tally of 515 (Sep. 15) - and the state fatalities shot up from 46,623 to 46,653. Previously, the state had reported 34 fatalities on May 5.