NE NEWS SERVICE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 4
Eleven more persons in Kerala were tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, taking the active cases to 254 and 1.71 lakh people are under survillence in the state.
Of the affected, six are from Kasaragod, Kollam, and one each from Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Kannur districts, said Health Minister, K K Shailaja.
#CoronaUpdate | 11 new cases in the state, 6 from Kasaragod & 1 each from Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kollam & 1,71,355 people are under observation #COVID19 #CovidKerala #CovidIndia
— Shailaja Teacher (@shailajateacher) April 4, 2020
While five of the positive cases had come from Dubai, three are Tablighi Jamaat event participants and one person had returned from Nagpur, a government press release quoting the minister said.
A British National who was admitted with severe #COVID19 symptoms has been discharged. He was under treatment in Ernakulam Government Medical College. This story of survival is just one of the many from across the State. Congratulations to our health professionals. pic.twitter.com/TZHVH82wWV
— Shailaja Teacher (@shailajateacher) April 4, 2020
Kerala has so far reported 306 positive cases. The samples of 50 people have returned negative and two persons succumbed to the virus.
Today, the samples of 8 people, 7 from Kannur and one from Thiruvananthapuram have returned negative.
Totally, 1,71,355 people are under observation, of whom 734 are in various hospitals, according to Health Ministry.