1,608 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths in Kerala

Kerala reported 1,608 new cases of Covid-19 and seven deaths on Saturday. With this, the active cases in the state reached 14,891, while the total death toll is 146, according to the state Health Minister.

 

Sharing details, Health Minister KK Shailaja said that of the new



cases 1,409 persons were infected through contact and the contact source of 112 was unknown.

 

"Of the new cases, 74 of the infected have returned from overseas and 90 from other states. At the same time, 803 patients under treatment for the disease have recovered today," she said.