Kerala logged 1,968 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 48 health workers, and nine related deaths, taking the infection count in the state to 52,199 so far.
As many as 1,737 were infected through contact and the source of infection of
100 people was not yet known, Health Minister K K Shailaja said. Forty eight health workers were among those infected. Thiruvananthapuram, which reported 429 cases on Thursday, continued to be the district with the highest number of cases followed byMalappuram 356.