Thiruvananthapuram,: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today informed that the government has issued orders capping the charges for the treatment of Covid patients who directly go to private hospitals in the State.
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41,971 cases today, 28.25% TPR, 4,17,101 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram: 41,971 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in Kerala today from 1,48,546 sample tests in the last 24 hours with a test positivity rate of 28.25%. During the same time, 64 deaths were also confirmed as caused by the disease and the death toll in the state is now 5,746. At present, there are 4,17,101 persons under treatment for the infection even as 27,456 patients have recovered from the same today. Ernakulam district continues to have the highest number of 5,492 new active cases.
Read More38,460 cases today, 26.64% TPR; Active cases cross 4 lakh mark
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today announced that the free food kit distribution would continue this month also in view of the spread of Covid and the lockdown. “The distribution of the free grocery kits will start from next week and it will be given to guest workers in the state also. Community kitchens will serve cooked food to those in quarantine and those stranded due to the lockdown. We firmly believe that no one should go hungry in our state during this difficult period.”
Read More42,464 cases today, full lockdown in Kerala from May 8-16
Trivandrum: 42,464 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in Kerala today from 1,55,632 samples that were tested during the last 24 hours (Test positivity rate 27.28%). This is the highest spike in new cases to be reported in the State so far on any single day. 63 recent deaths were confirmed to have been caused by Covid and the related death toll in the State is now 5,628. There are 3,90,906 people undergoing treatment even as 27,152 patients recovered from the disease today.
Read More41,953 new Covid cases today, CM requests PM for 1,000 MT medical oxygen
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.
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