Seven COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala: seven cured

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 25 () Seven new cases ofcoronavirus were reported from Kerala on Saturday taking thetotal number of infected persons in the state to 457 and sevenpeople were cured, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. "Three new cases each were reported from Kottayam andKollam districts and one from Kannur district. As of now, the state has reported 457 patients," Vijayantold reporters after the COVID-19 review meeting.

Two cases each from Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod andone patient from Wayanad were cured in the state on Saturday,he said.

At least 116 patients are currently under treatment forCOVID-19.

"A total of 338 cases have been cured in the state tillnow. We have 21,044persons under observation now and 464 inisolation wards," Vijayan said.

At least 22,360 samples have been sent from the state fortesting, he added.

The state has reported three COVID-19 deaths so far. RRT APRRAVINDRANATH APRRAVINDRANATH