Web desk 30/05/2020
Kerala recorded two COVID-19 deaths on Friday, taking the total number of people died due to the disease to 10. A 38-year-old from Pandanad gram panchayat in Chengannur died at Alappuzha Government Medical College and a 65-year-old patient, from Thiruvalla breathed his last at the Kottayam Government Medical College.
A health worker, two cabin crew of Air India Express and two prisoners were among the 62 who tested positive in Kerala on Friday, taking the total tally of infections in the state to 1,150.
Of the infected, 33 people had come from various countries while 23 had come from other states, including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra 10 each, Karnataka, Delhi and Punjab one each and one person was infected through contacts, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters here.
Palakkad reported 14, Kannur seven, Thrissur and Pathnamthitta six each, while Malappuram and Thiruvanthapuram five each, Kasaragod and Ernakulam four each.
Ten people have been treated and discharged from hospitals.
The total of active cases has touched 577 and 1.24 lakh people are under observation.
Two inmates of special sub-jails in Thiruvananthapuram and Neyyattinkara have tested positive while other prisoners of their block and the police officers are kept under observation.
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