Situation in Kerala has gone out of control as a record number of 791 persons were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Friday, according to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Briefing the media at Thiruvananthapuram, the Chief Minister said community transmission has set in along the entire coastal region in the district.
“An unprecedented serious situation is prevailing in Kerala. Out of the 791 new additions to the list of Covid-19 pandemic, 532 got infected through social contacts while we are yet to find out how 42 persons got afflicted. There were two deaths in the State. We have to declare a total lockdown along the coastal region by tomorrow,” said the Chief Minister.
He said there were 246 new Covid-19 patients in Thiruvananthapuram district while Ernakulam district came second with 115 new patients. As on Friday there are 11,066 active cases in the State and 285 hotspots. The day also saw hospitalisation of 1,152 persons in the State. There are 6,029 persons undergoing treatment as on date across the State, said the CM. The Chief Minister said the testing too has been ramped up in the State. “Till date we have tested 2.75 lakh persons across the State,” he said.
Instances like health professionals and health workers getting afflicted/infected with the virus is also a cause of concern, said the CM.