For the second day in succession, more than 600 persons in Kerala were diagnosed with Covid-19. “On Wednesday 623 persons were tested positive for Covid-19. Out of this, 432 persons infected the coronavirus through social contacts. Expatriates accounted for 96 cases while 76 were those from other parts of the country,” said Pinarayi Vijayan, chief minister of Kerala in his daily press briefing.
Vijayan disclosed that 602 persons afflicted with Covid-19 were hospitalised on Wednesday. “As on Wednesday, there are 4,880 persons undergoing treatment in various hospitals. The State has till now diagnosed 9, 513 persons with Covid,” said the Chief Ministetr.
As the situation has turned grave and dangerous in Kerala, the Government has changed the catchword against coronavirus from the present “Break The Chain” to “Caution as Precious as Life”, according to Vijayan.
The CM said 1.86 lakh persons were under observation in the State while 2.6 lakh samples have been tested. “The Government is actively considering the possibility of increasing the number of testing facilities and setting up First Line Covid Treatment Centres across the State,” said Vijayan.
Thiruvananthapuram topped the list of districts with the highest number of patients-157. Situation in other parts of the State were no different.
“The onus is on the general public to build a self protection shield. Please do not be under the notion that Covid-19 is not one’s own problem. It is this kind of complacency that has resulted in the hike of number of covid-19 patients,” said the Chief Minister.