In yet another sign that the situation arising out of Covid-19 has gone out of control in Kerala, the State on Thursday diagnosed 6,324 persons with the pandemic (the highest number to test positive on a single day till date). Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 21 persons died in the State during the last 24 hours due to Covid-19.
Briefing the media on Thursday evening, Vijayan said that there were 45,919 Covid-19 patients across the State as on date. Kerala may overtake Tamil Nadu if this is the trend, according to medical professionals in the State. Tamil Nadu succeeded in containing the number of new patients on Thursday to 5,692 while there were 46, 405 patients across the State.
For the first time, Kozhikode topped the table of districts with the highest number of patients-883. Out of this, 820 contracted the pandemic through social contacts, said Vijayan.
Thiruvananthapuram district had 875 Covid-19 patients as on Thursday evening. The chief minister disclosed that out of the 6,324 persons tested positive on Thursday, 5,321 persons contracted the disease through social contacts.
Abhijit, President of Kerala Students Union, who impersonated while undergoing Covid-19 detection test would face criminal charges under IPC and and Kerala Epidemic Acts, said the Chief Minister. A person has been taken into custody at the capital city for video filming the nude scenes of a woman who was under observation in a Covid monitoring centre.
Chief Minister Vijayan also disclosed that the State had never experienced such a grievous situation as it was facing right now. “But it is only because of the irresponsible attitude of the opposition parties and the leader of the Opposition. Kerala was the role model for the country as well as other nations in how to check the spread of the pandemic. The demonstrations and agitations staged by the opposition parties caused havoc in the State,” said Vijayan.