Total 111 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, April 30: Kerala today reported two new cases of Coronavirus infection, one each from Malappuram and Kasargod districts. One of them has come to the State from Maharashtra and the other has got infected through local contact. At the same time, 14 patients under treatment for Covid-19 have tested negative in the State today. Four patients from Palakkad district, three in Kollam district, two each from Kannur and Kasargod districts, one each in Pathanamthitta, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts are those who were cured of the disease.
This was announced by Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan during his daily briefing about the Covid-19 situation in the State.

Till now, 497 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Kerala and 111 patients are under treatment in the State.
20,711 persons are under surveillance in various districts across the State. Out of these, 20,285 persons are under observation at their homes and 426 are quarantined in hospitals. 95 people were hospitalised today. Till date, 25,973 samples have been sent for testing and 25,135 samples have tested negative with no infection. 1,508 samples from people in the high-risk group were collected separately and tested, and so far, 897 samples have tested negative.
Currently, there are 47 patients under treatment for Covid-19 in Kannur district, followed by 18 in Kottayam district, 14 in Idukki district, 12 in Kollam district and nine in Kasargod district.

One municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district, two panchayats in Kollam district and one in Kottayam district have been declared as hotspots today. There are a total of 70 hotspots in the State now.

Meanwhile, the usage of masks in public places has been made compulsory in Kerala from today. A fine of Rs.200 would be imposed by the Police for the first time and Rs.5,000 for repeated offences apart from registering a case. Today, 954 cases were registered across the State for not masks.