Kerala sees 7,789 new Covid cases,23 more fatalities

Kerala's infection count on Thursday mounted to 3,15,929 with the addition of 7,789 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 128 health workers, while 2.22 lakh people have so far recovered from the disease.The toll climbed to 1,089 with 23 more fatalities, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told



reporters here.

Kozhikode accounted for the highest number of cases-- 1264, followed by Ernakulam 1209, Thrissur 867 and Thiruvananthapuram 679. Three districts reported over 500 cases.Of the positive cases, 126 had travel history and 6,486 were infected through contact.