Giving an impression that things going out of control in the State, the number of coronavirus cases in Kerala shot up to 62 on Saturday, the highest to be recorded in a
single day since the breaking out of the pandemic in mid-January.
Out of the 62 persons tested positive on Saturday, 18 were those who reached the State from foreign countries while 31 were those from other States in the country.
The number of hotspots in the State too rose to 37, according to a release issued by the State Government on Saturday evening. Those who tested positive on Saturday include seven health workers in the State.
As on Saturday, there were 275 covid-19 patients undergoing treatment in various hospitals in the State. The announcement by the Government that there would not be any lockdown on Sunday on account of Id-ul-Fitre had aggravated apprehension in the koinds of the people about further spike in the number of coronavirus positive cases.
The release said that till date 515 persons were cured of the pandemic and discharged from the hospitals. But 182 persons were hospitalised on Saturday.