As more coastal areas in southern Kerala getting afflicted with coronavirus, a Minister in Pinarayi Vijayan’s council of Ministers came out in the open and declared that the situation in the State is terrifying.
With the release issued by the State Health Department saying Kerala tested 794 new positive cases, Minister for cooperation A K Balan said the situation has become terrifying in the State.
The Minister was upset over the ever increasing number of persons getting infected with the disease through contact; on Monday, 519 persons got infected through
contacts. Thiruvananthapuram continued to be the ‘hotspot’ as 182 new persons were added to the list of Covid-19 patients on Monday.
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Council cancelled the licenses of two major shopping malls in the city-Ramachandra Hyper Market and Pothy’s- both owned by persons from Tamil Nadu.
According to Mayor of the city, the proprietors of these establishments showed scant regard to the norms announced by the Government and this led to the spurt in the number of cases in the capital city and surrounding areas.
Coastal districts of Kollam and Kozhikode showed increase in the number of covid-19 patients on Monday. Situation in the rest of the State too is no different as number of persons afflicted with the pandemic continued to move upwards. The day saw two deaths too.
There are 7,611 active covid-19 patients in the State who are under treatment. The last 24 hours saw 14,640 samples being sent for testing. The State has 337 hotspots as on Monday evening.