Kerala is in for major trouble as the number of Covid-19 patients and deaths due to the pandemic are all set to see a hike in the coming weeks, according to KK Shylaja, Minister of health.
“Now that we are relaxing the lock down rules and life is coming back to normalcy, the chances for the transmission of the disease are high. It is for the people to ensure that they follow the guidelines,” said the Minister while inaugurating the Covid-19 test centre at Ernakulam by video conferencing from the State Capital. Later in the day, the Minister’s office said in a release that 12 persons died in the State on Thursday taking the total fatalities to 396. The day saw 3,349 new persons testing positive for Covid-19 which took the total number of patients in the State to 26,229.
Shylaja claimed that Kerala has the lowest mortality rates than that in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
On Thursday 2,691 persons were admitted to hospitals across the State after diagnosed with Covid-19. The reports that 72 health workers contracted the disease and 3,058 persons were victims of social transmission have caused concerns among the people. The number of people (266) who could not furnish from where, when and how they contracted the pandemic has added to the fear of the people in the State.