Kerala tested more than 400 covid-19 cases for the third successive day on Sunday. The day saw 435 persons getting diagnosed with the pandemic while there has been a steep hike in the number of persons (206) getting infected through social contacts.
While 128 out of the 435 who tested positive were expatriates, 87 were those who returned to the State from other parts of India. The number of persons undergoing treatment in the State due to covid is 3,743.
13, 478 samples were sent for testing on Sunday. The number of persons admitted to hospitals too saw a hike. A total of 633 persons were admitted to hospitals in the State on Sunday.
There were 222 hotspots in the State at the time of going to Press on Sunday.