A day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Kerala as the globally safest region vis-Ã -vis coronavirus, the State diagnosed 2,543 positive cases on Friday, the highest number of patients to be confirmed on a single day till date. Seven persons died in the State because of the pandemic, according to a press release by the Department of Health.
The death tally announced on Friday is the number of fatalities confirmed by the National Virology Institute. Details about deaths in other parts of the State are to be confirmed by the Institute in coming days before official announcement.
The disease is spreading fast in Kerala. In yet another proof of community transmission, 2,260 persons contracted Covid-19 through social transmission/contact. A record number of 229 patients failed to furnish the source from which they contracted the disease.
On Friday, 2,541 persons diagnosed with the pandemic were admitted to hospitals. The State has increased the number of persons who are being tested on a daily basis. On Friday, 41, 860 persons were tested.
Health Minister K K Shylaja had warned of a possible explosion in the number of Covid-19 cases a fortnight ago. The Minister herself is under quarantine for the last ten days.