Author: Kerala Biz News

Thiruvananthapuram: 41,953 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala today from 1,63,321 sample tests, the highest single-day number of positive cases reported so far in the State. Ernakulam district has the maximum number of 6,558 new cases. 58 deaths were also confirmed as caused by Covid taking the related death toll in the state to 5,565. Presently, there are 3,75,658 patients undergoing treatment while 23,106 patients have recovered from the disease today.

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today said that Kerala should expect an increased spread of the disease because of the high Test Positivity Rate prevalent in the State. “The Test Positivity Rate is still high and we need to reduce it significantly. The increase in test positivity rate indicates that it will take some more time for the disease to reach its peak in Kerala.”

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today issued a stern warning that the government will be forced to take legal action against private laboratories in the State who do not pass on the benefits of the revised RTPCR testing rate to the customers. It may be recalled that the State government had on April 29 slashed the rate of the RTPCR test used to detect Coronavirus infection from Rs.1,700 to Rs.500.

Trivandrum: The Labour Commissioner has issued new guidelines for the operation of the public-private sector, manufacturing sector, plantation, coir, cashew, fish processing sector, institutions and factories in the wake of the second wave of Covid in the state. The circular contains precautionary measures to be taken by employers and workers in the current situation.