745 recoveries & 702 new cases today, 9,609 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, July 27: 702 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Kerala today even as 745 patients under treatment have recovered from the disease. Sharing the details, Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan said, 483 are cases of infection through contact and the source of infection in 35 cases is unknown. 75 of the cases detected today are people who came back from foreign countries and 91 from other states. 43 healthcare workers were also infected The total number of Covid cases confirmed in the State so far is 19,727.

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1,103 new cases & 1,049 recoveries today, total 9,420 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, July 25: Minister for Health, Smt K K Shailaja informed that 1,103 new active cases were confirmed in Kerala today. At the same time, 1,049 patients have recovered from the disease. Of the cases detected today 838 are cases of local transmission and the source of contact of 72 patients is unknown. 119 persons have come back from foreign countries and 106 from other states. Four deaths were also reported.

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Kerala third in India in Covid testing with test positivity of only 2.6%

Thiruvananthapuram, July 24: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today informed that the State ranks third in India in terms of Covid testing. “In terms of testing, Kerala ranks third in terms of the scientific method of test per million by case per million. The test positivity in the state is only 2.6 per cent. According to the WHO, less than 5% of cases means the situation is under control. Today, the number of new cases has dropped to less than a thousand. Even though the number of recoveries was…

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968 recoveries & 885 new cases today, total 9,371 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, July 24: 885 new active Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Kerala today while 968 patients were cured of the disease. Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan said the total count of confirmed cases in the State is 16,995. Of those diagnosed today, 724 are contact cases and the source of infection is unknown in 56 cases. 64 have arrived from overseas and 68 from other states. 24 healthcare workers were also infected.

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