Kerala to conduct antibody tests on a large scale to check community spread

Thiruvananthapuram, June 05: Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today declared that antibody tests will be conducted on a large scale to check if there is any community spread in the State. Briefing the media, the Chief Minister said, “We have received 14,000 kits through ICMR. 10,000 of these kits have been given to different districts. We will be getting another 40,000 kits in the next three days. The plan is to conduct up to 15,000 antibody tests per week to check for community spread. If anyone’s antibody test is positive,…

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111 new cases & 22 recoveries today, total 973 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, June 05: Kerala today reported its highest number of 111 new Covid-19 cases on a single day. Giving details, Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan said that this is the first time the number of newly confirmed cases on a single day reached three digits and looking at the numbers since June 01, the situation is getting serious. 50 of these new cases are in returnees from overseas and 48 have come back from other States. 10 have got infected through primary contact and three are health workers. At the…

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94 new cases & 39 recoveries today, total 884 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, June 04: The highest single-day count of 94 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala today. 47 of them have come back from abroad while 37 have returned from other States. Seven are cases of local transmission. Sharing the details, the Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan also announced the death of three persons who tested positive, one each in Palakkad, Malappuram and Kollam districts.

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