ERNAKULAM : Kerala on Wednesday confirmed nine more covid-19 patients, while 13 more patients recovered. This is the second consecutive day when the state has more people recovered than infected, in line with the larger trend of the infection spread slowing down.
However, Kerala remains as one of the top ten most infected states in the country. Kerala's total covid-19 cases stand at 345 now, 259 of them active patients.
A total of 84 people recovered so far, the highest in India. With 80 fresh cases excluding Kerala, India's total number of coronavirus cases surged to 5,274 with 149 deaths on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry statement on Wednesday.