821 new cases & 172 recoveries today, total 7,063 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, July 19: Minister for Health, Smt K K Shailaja informed that 821 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala today, the highest single-day count so far. Of the cases detected today, 629 are cases of infection through contact and the source of infection of 43 cases is unknown. 110 are returnees from foreign countries and 69 have come back from other states.

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593 new cases & 204 recoveries today, total 6,416 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, July 18: 593 new active cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala today. Giving details, Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan said, “The total number of confirmed cases in the State is now 11,659. Of the cases detected today, 364 are contact cases, 116 are those who came back from overseas and 90 from other states. 19 healthcare workers, one personnel each of DSC and Fire Force was also infected. There were two Covid related deaths, 70-year-old Arul Das and 60-year-old Babu Raj, both from Thiruvananthapuram districts. At the same…

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791 new cases & 133 recoveries today, total 6,029 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, July 17: Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today said that the situation in some places in the coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram district is serious and Covid-19 is spreading at a very fast rate. “The large numbers of cases in these areas are an indication of the disease spread. We can say there is a community spread in these places. The government is taking steps to coordinate all the efforts to face this serious situation.”

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Ten large community clusters in State, total 84 clusters: Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram, July 16: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today informed that there are at present ten large community clusters out of a total of 84 clusters in the State. These are places where the outbreak of the Coronavirus is occurring fast. “There is a possibility of spread happening in these places without visible symptoms. Therefore, people from all walks of life should take preventive measures, assuming that there are patients in their community, whether or not they have been diagnosed with the disease.”

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