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Record 3,830 more corona cases in Kerala

By IANS | Published: September 16, 2020 7:12 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 Kerala on Wednesday registered it highest 3,830 coronavirus cases in a single day.Health Minister ...

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Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 Kerala on Wednesday registered it highest 3,830 coronavirus cases in a single day.

Health Minister KK Shailaja said in a statement here that 2,263 more patients were cured of the disease.

"At present, 32,709 persons are positive while 84,608 have so far tested negative after treatment. In the past 24 hours, 46,162 samples were tested," said Shailaja.

Thiruvananthapuram continued to lead in daily cases at 600, with its active cases highest among all state districts at 5,760 .

The day also saw 14 more Covid-19 fatalities, taking Kerala's death toll to 480.

Across the state 2,11,037 people are under observation at various places, including 23,079 in hospitals. There are 610 hotspots in the state.

( With inputs from IANS )

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