Kerala reports 26,995 new Covid cases, initiates step to directly procure vaccine

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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Kochi Petrochemical Park to make Kerala industry-friendly: CM

Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today laid the foundation stone of the Petrochemical Park to be set up on 481.79 acres of land at Ambalamugal in Kochi. The park is coming up on of land acquired by the state government from FACT, a central public sector undertaking. The Petrochemical Park is being set up under the Industries Department in collaboration with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).

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