Kerala logs 30,007 new Covid-19 cases

Kochi: Kerala on Thursday logged 30,007 new Covid-19 cases, according to a release issued by Veena George, Minister of health. The department of health tested 1.66 lakh samples out of which 30,007 tested positive  while the Test Positivity Rate stood at 18.03. Though this is lesser than Wednesday’s 19.03, there is nothing for the State to feel relaxed. In another development, 162 patients succumbed to the pandemic and this took the death toll to 20,134.

Ernakulam ( 3872), Kozhikode (3461), Thrissur (3157) and Malappuram (2985) topped the table of districts with highest number of daily cases. There are more than 1.81 lakh Covid-19 patients undergoing treatment across the State as on



Thursday.

Minister Veena George blamed the people for the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the State. “More than 35 per cent of the Covid-19 patients contract the disease from their own homes. If one member of the family gets afflicted with Covid-19, other members of the family too get afflicted. This is what the department of health has concluded from the studies,” George told mediapersons on Thursday.

The Union Government has asked the Kerala Government to strengthen the surveillance as well as diagnosis process. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhooshan reportedly told the State officials that the situation in Kerala is a matter of concern for the Centre.