<p>The funeral of a priest who died due to COVID-19 in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday was affected owing to local protests.</p>.<p>Father K G Varghese, 77, of Thiruvananthapuram, died on Tuesday. A section of local people objected to the burial of the priest's body at a church cemetery in the city on Wednesday. Authorities were trying to sort out the issue until late in the evening.</p>.<p>The exact source of COVID-19 infection of the priest could not be traced yet. Over a dozen doctors of a government hospital in the city were advised to remain home quarantine as the priest recently took treatment following an accident.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, eighty-two more persons were tested COVID-19 positive in <span>Kerala</span> on Wednesday of which 72 were from abroad and other countries and five were health workers. Five got infected through local contacts. At present 832 persons were under treatment in <span>Kerala</span>, while 651 recovered and 11 died.</p>
<p>The funeral of a priest who died due to COVID-19 in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday was affected owing to local protests.</p>.<p>Father K G Varghese, 77, of Thiruvananthapuram, died on Tuesday. A section of local people objected to the burial of the priest's body at a church cemetery in the city on Wednesday. Authorities were trying to sort out the issue until late in the evening.</p>.<p>The exact source of COVID-19 infection of the priest could not be traced yet. Over a dozen doctors of a government hospital in the city were advised to remain home quarantine as the priest recently took treatment following an accident.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, eighty-two more persons were tested COVID-19 positive in <span>Kerala</span> on Wednesday of which 72 were from abroad and other countries and five were health workers. Five got infected through local contacts. At present 832 persons were under treatment in <span>Kerala</span>, while 651 recovered and 11 died.</p>
