Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)
Kasargod, Mar 25: Coronavirus infection was confirmed in Kerala in case of 14 persons including six in Kasargod district, said Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. With this, the number of affected persons in the district has risen to 44.
So far, 105 persons from the state have tested positive for coronavirus infection and they are being treated in different hospitals. 72,460 are under observation all over Kerala. 71,996 among them are in home quarantine while 466 are in hospitals. 164 were admitted into hospitals on Tuesday.
Out of 4,516 throat swab samples sent for testing, 3,331 have tested negative. Out of those who were confirmed to be suffering from coronavirus, eight had come from Dubai, one each from Qatar and UK and those who were in contact with the coronavirus patients. Even health staff are among those who have tested positive.
In this district, 2,736 are under observation, with 85 having been in hospitals. 99 samples have since been sent for testing and in case of 202, test reports are awaited.