Infant dies of COVID-19 in Kerala, three positive cases confirmed

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 24 () A four-month-old babygirl became the youngestvicitmof COVID-19 in Kerala onFriday as 3 more people tested positive for the deadly virusin the state, which has reported 450 cases so far.

Samples of 15 people returned negative in the state.

Earlier, two elderly persons had succumbed to thedisease.

The baby was admitted to the Medical College Hospital inKozhikode on April 21 with history of fever, cough, breathingdifficulties and seizure after being treated at two otherhospitals and the end came at 6 AM, a medical bulletin said.

The three positive cases were reported from Kasaragod,the northernmost district, through contacts with infectedpersons, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters here.

The active cases touched 116, while at least 21,725people are under observation and452 in various hospitals. So far over 21,000 samples have been sent for testing ofwhich 20,830 have returned negative. In Kannur, 56 people, are presently undergoing treatmentfor Covid-19, while in Thrissur and Alapuzhathere are nopositive patients, Vijayan said.

Eight people, who walked through the forest route fromCoorg in Karnataka to Kerala have been sent to covid carecentre.

This week, 57 peoplehad walked from Coorg to Keralaandall of them have been lodged at the Corona care centreatIritty in Kannur district,the CM said. UD

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