Nine more persons were tested Covid-19 positive in Kerala on Wednesday taking the total infected so far to 118.
The number of Covid-19 active cases now is only 106 as 12 persons were so far found negative, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
He said that among the nine infected on Wednesday included a taxi driver in Kochi who traveled with a Covid-19 infected person from France. He also said that among the nine infected six were those who returned from other countries. Out of 118 so far infected, 91 persons came down from other countries, while eight were foreign nationals and only the remaining 19 got infected through local contacts.
Meanwhile, Kasargod district administration was anticipating chances of a community spread as the number of persons infected in the district steeply increased to 41 in about one week time as two infected persons who came down from Gulf was found to have traveled widely in the district. However, the district heaved a sigh of relief as no fresh positive cases were reported on Wednesday even as around 2500 persons in the district were under observation.
Meanwhile, Kasargod district administration was anticipating chances of a community spread as the number of persons infected in the district steeply increased to 41 in about one week. Two infected persons who came down from Gulf were found to have travelled widely in the district as well. However, the district heaved a sigh of relief as no fresh positive cases were reported on Wednesday even as around 2500 persons in the Thiruvananthapuram district were under observation.
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