Total 117 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, April 21: Kerala today saw a spike in the number of Coronavirus cases being reported with 19 new cases being confirmed today. Ten of the new cases are from Kannur district, four in Palakkad district, three from Kasargod district, and one each in Malappuram and Kollam districts. Of these, 13 persons have returned from abroad, three from Tamil Nadu and one from Uttar Pradesh. The rest two are cases of local transmission.
At the same time, 16 patients under treatment have recovered from the disease. Seven patients from Kannur district, four each in Kasargod and Kozhikode districts, and one from Thiruvananthapuram district are those whose test results came as negative.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Kerala till date is 426 and currently, 117 patients are undergoing treatment in various hospitals across the State. 307 patients have so far recovered from Coronavirus.
The number of people under surveillance has further come down to 36,667. Of these, 36,335 persons are quarantined at their homes and 332 are isolated in hospitals. 102 persons were hospitalised today. Till now, 20, 252 samples from people with symptoms have been sent for testing and 19,449 samples have been confirmed with no infection.
Briefing the media, Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan said, “Kannur district now has the highest number of 104 Coronavirus cases in the State. This includes ten members from a single family who got infected through local transmission. All Pravasis who have returned from overseas and their high-risk contacts, including those who did not have any symptoms were tested. Presently, 53 patients are under treatment in the district. With the increase in the positive cases, lockdown would be strictly enforced with heightened checking of all vehicles on the roads. The hotspots in LSG areas would be sealed and only limited medical shops would be allowed to open. The relaxations announced earlier would not be applicable in Kannur district as it is in Red Zone and all restrictions would continue till May 03.”
The Chief Minister also informed that a 62-year old patient in Pathanamthitta district is under hospitalisation for the last 45 days and has tested positive for the last 36 days. So far 21 samples of this patient have been tested and is still under treatment.
Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Smt K K Shailaja; Revenue Minister, Shri E Chandrasekharan; Minister for Agriculture, Shri V S Sunil Kumar, and Chief Secretary, Shri Tom Jose IAS were also present during the media briefing.