This story is from July 2, 2020

Kerala sees 151 new cases and 132 recoveries

The state reported 151 new cases and 132 recoveries on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases to 4,593 and active cases to 2,130. One death was reported in Kozhikode;
Kerala sees 151 new cases and 132 recoveries
K I Joy, sexton of St George Church, Chakkaraparambu, in Kochi, disinfects the church door handle after mass on Wednesday
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state reported 151 new cases and 132 recoveries on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases to 4,593 and active cases to 2,130. One death was reported in Kozhikode; a person who committed suicide at his house in Vellayil on June 27 turned out to be Covid-19 positive. Following this result, seven policemen including the CI were quarantined; they had carried out the inquest in this case.

Of the new cases, 51 persons came from abroad and 81 from other states. Nineteen persons were infected via contacts, including six CISF personnel in Kannur. More cases were reported in Malappuram (34), followed by Kannur (27), Palakkad (17), Thrissur (16), Ernakulam (12), Kasaragod (10), Alappuzha (8), Pathanamthitta (6) and Kozhikode (six), Thiruvananthapuram (4) and Kottayam (4), Kollam (3) and Wayanad (3) and Idukki (1).
At present, Palakkad has 283 active cases, followed by Malappuram (265), Kannur (221), Ernakulam(191), Pathanamthitta (179), Kollam (173), Alappuzha (169), Thrissur (165), Kottayam (108) and Kasaragod (107).
In the last 24 hours 6,564 samples were collected. Till date, 1,81,780 samples (including repeat, augmented and private lab samples) were collected; of which results of 4,042 samples are pending. As part of sentinel surveillance among high-risk groups including health workers, policemen, volunteers and social workers involved in Covid prevention activities, 50,448 samples were collected of which 48,448 tested negative.
The total number of cases reported from January 30 till May 3 was 499, of which the total number of cases with travel history was 334 and total number of cases with history of contact was 165. After May 4, total cases reported are 4,094 of which 3,722 cases have travel history. The cases with history of contact are 372.
Meanwhile, test results of 132 patients turned negative. Of the lot, 21 are from Kollam, 16 each from Thrissur and Kasaragod, 15 from Kozhikode, 13 from Kannur, 12 from Malappuram, 11 from Palakkad, nine from Alappuzha, six from Kottayam, five from Pathanamthitta, three from Thiruvananthapuram, two each from Idukki and Wayanad and one from Ernakulam.
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