Ernakulam: Kerala's daily tally of coronavirus cases touched 1,038 on Wednesday, crossing the 1000-mark for the first time, as infections continue to spiral in the state.
The chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state will consider a total shutdown if the infections continue to rise. Already, the capital city and the most infected, Thiruvananthapuram, is in a shutdown since 6 July.Kerala has 15,032 total confirmed cases so far, 8,818 are active cases and 6,164 recovered.
It recorded one more death on the day, with a 75-year-old man from Idukki succumbing to the virus, raising the death toll to 45.New coronavirus cases in Kerala have surged to daily records past few weeks, but, in a relief, most of the fresh patients are without symptoms.