Kerala Covid-19 Tracker: Eight new cases & 13 recoveries today, 173 patients under treatment

Thiruvananthapuram, April 14:  Kerala today reported eight new cases of the Coronavirus infection - four from Kannur district, three from Kozhikode district and one from Kasargod district. Among the new patients, five have come from Dubai and the rest have got the infection through local contact.

 Meanwhile, 13 patients under treatment across the State has recovered from Covid-19.  Six from Kasargod district, two each from Ernakulam and Palakkad districts, and one each from Kollam, Thrissur and Malappuram districts are those whose test results came as negative today.

 As on today, 173 Coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals across the State while 211 patients have totally recovered from the infection in Kerala. This was announced by the Minister for Health and Social Justice, Smt K K Shailaja Teacher today.

 Continuing the trend in the past few days, the number of people under surveillance in the State has further come down to 1,07,075. Of these, 1,06,511 are under observation at their homes and 564 are isolated in hospitals. 81 persons were hospitalised today. So far, 16,235 samples from people with symptoms have been sent for testing and the results of 15,488 samples have been reported negative.