Kerala Minister of Health, K K Shailaja on Sunday has informed that 61 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the State today.
Of which, 12 are from Palakkad district. Two cases from Palakkad are from local transmission, while 10 people are those who had retuned to the district from other states and counries. Palakkad also comes under the 112 hotspots declared by the State, as of today.
The remaining cases are -- 10 from Kasargod district, seven in Kannur district, six each from Kollam and Alappuzha districts, four in Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta districts, three from Thrissur, Malappuram and Wayanad districts, two in Kozhikode district and one from Ernakulam district.
Out of these, 20 people have come back from abroad (UAE-8, Kuwait-5, Oman-4, Saudi Arabia-1, Qatar-1 & Maldives-1) and 37 have returned from other states (Maharashtra-20, Tamil Nadu-6, Delhi-5, Karnataka-4, Gujarat-1 & Rajasthan-1).
At the same time, 15 patients who were under treatment for the infection have tested negative today. 590 patients have so far recovered from Coronavirus and 670 are still under treatment.
1,34,654 persons are now under surveillance across the state, 1,33,413 are under observation at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 1,241 are in isolation at hospitals. 208 people were hospitalised today.
During the last 24 hours, 3,099 samples were sent for testing. So far, samples of 67,371 individuals (including the augmented samples) have been sent for testing. Of the available results, 64,093 samples have tested negative. In addition, as part of Sentinel Surveillance of priority groups, such as health workers, guest workers and those with high social exposure, 12,506 samples were collected for testing and 11,604 samples were negative.
Today 10 more places were declared as hotspots - one in Kannur district, two each in Kasargod and Palakkad districts, and five in Kollam districts. There are currently 116 hotspots in the state.
As of now, 1,31,651 people have reached Kerala from other States and countries. 1,621 by ships, 9,796 by trains 19,662 by flights, and 1,00,572 by road, a bulletin from the Kerala Health department confirmed.
Of which, 12 are from Palakkad district. Two cases from Palakkad are from local transmission, while 10 people are those who had retuned to the district from other states and counries. Palakkad also comes under the 112 hotspots declared by the State, as of today.
The remaining cases are -- 10 from Kasargod district, seven in Kannur district, six each from Kollam and Alappuzha districts, four in Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta districts, three from Thrissur, Malappuram and Wayanad districts, two in Kozhikode district and one from Ernakulam district.
Out of these, 20 people have come back from abroad (UAE-8, Kuwait-5, Oman-4, Saudi Arabia-1, Qatar-1 & Maldives-1) and 37 have returned from other states (Maharashtra-20, Tamil Nadu-6, Delhi-5, Karnataka-4, Gujarat-1 & Rajasthan-1).
At the same time, 15 patients who were under treatment for the infection have tested negative today. 590 patients have so far recovered from Coronavirus and 670 are still under treatment.
1,34,654 persons are now under surveillance across the state, 1,33,413 are under observation at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 1,241 are in isolation at hospitals. 208 people were hospitalised today.
During the last 24 hours, 3,099 samples were sent for testing. So far, samples of 67,371 individuals (including the augmented samples) have been sent for testing. Of the available results, 64,093 samples have tested negative. In addition, as part of Sentinel Surveillance of priority groups, such as health workers, guest workers and those with high social exposure, 12,506 samples were collected for testing and 11,604 samples were negative.
Today 10 more places were declared as hotspots - one in Kannur district, two each in Kasargod and Palakkad districts, and five in Kollam districts. There are currently 116 hotspots in the state.
As of now, 1,31,651 people have reached Kerala from other States and countries. 1,621 by ships, 9,796 by trains 19,662 by flights, and 1,00,572 by road, a bulletin from the Kerala Health department confirmed.