The total number of active cases in the state is now 165, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said, the second-highest among Indian states after Maharashtra. ERNAKULAM : Kerala on Saturday confirmed six new Covid-19 cases, according to the state's chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
On the same day, the state also reported its first coronavirus-related casualty. The total number of active cases in the state is now 165, Vijayan said, the second-highest among Indian states after Maharashtra.
Out of the fresh cases, two are in Thiruvananthapuram district, and one each in Kollam, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kasargod. Four people have recovered in the state in the last 24 hours— two of them were in Kottayam, one in Thiruvananthapuram and one in Ernakulam.