Covid-19: No positive case today, 401 people cured in Kerala, 95 in hospital

Rajiv G | TNN | May 3, 2020, 18:24 IST

Medical officials conduct health screening of guest workers who reached Aluva railway station on Saturday to board a special train, arranged by the Kerala government.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a day of relief for Kerala as no positive case was reported in the state on Sunday. Till date, 499 positive cases have been reported in the state, of which 401 people have been discharged. Only 95 positive cases are under treatment now.
Of the 32,217 samples that have been collected from the suspected cases, 31,611 samples have been tested negative. From the priority groups like health workers, policemen and health volunteers, 2,391 samples were collected of which 1683 have been tested negative. The remaining results are expected in a day or two.
At present 21,720 people have been put under observation of which 21,332 are in home quarantine and 388 people with suspected symptoms have been admitted in the designated isolation facilities of various hospitals across the state.
One person was tested negative in the state from Kannur. 37 active positive cases are undergoing treatment in Kannur now followed by Kottayam with 18 active cases and Idukki and Kollam with 12 active cases each.
More number of people under observation is in Palakkad with 3,036 suspected cases, Thiruvananthapuram 2,696 people and Kannur 2,544 people. Pathanamthitta which was the nerve centre of Covid-19 initially now has only 127 people under observation of which only five people are in the hospital.
Four more local bodies have been included in the hotspots of the state. Mananthavady in Wayanad, Edakattuvayal and Manjalloor in Ernakulam, Santhanapara in Idukki are the new hotpots. Now the state has 88 hotspots.