Thiruvananthapuram: 26,685 persons were detected with Covid-19 in Kerala today from 1,31,155 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. 25 deaths were also confirmed and at present, there are a total of 1,98,576 patients under treatment for the disease. This was informed by the Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today. He also informed that private hospitals in the State have expressed their full support and cooperation to the government in its fight against the pandemic and the treatment of Covid patients.
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Thiruvananthapuram: 28,447 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala today, the single-day highest ever. “The Covid spread in the State is severe. 1,30,617 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate is 21.78%. At present, there are 1,78,983 patients under treatment. 27 deaths were also reported. A serious situation is developing in the State and strict restrictions will have to be imposed”, said the Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan while briefing the media.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala today reported 26,995 new cases of Covid-19, the highest so far on a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. Briefing the media, Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan said, “1,37,177 samples were tested during the last 24 hours and presently there are 1,56 226 patients under treatment. 28 deaths were also confirmed as due to Covid. Each day, the number of infected people is increasing drastically.”
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