With 8,135 new cases, Kerala's COVID-19 tally crosses 2 lakh

With a spike of 8,135 cases, Kerala's COVID-19 tally breached the two lakh mark on Thursday,Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed during his press conference at Thiruvananthapuram.

With 29 deaths, the highest so far in a day, the state's death toll has risen to 771.As



many as 2,828 people recovered from the deadly disease on Thursday. 

Of the new cases, 7,013 contracted the disease through contact. The source of infection of 730 among them is unknown. As many as 67 infected persons came from abroad while 218 came from other states.