Kerala's COVID-19 caseload crossed the six lakh mark on Monday, with 3,382 new cases, including 33 health workers, as the toll mounted to 2244 with 21 more deaths, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
As many as 6055 people have been cured of the infection, taking the total recoveries so far to 5,38,713, he told reporters here.
Vijayan said the state had witnessed a surge in positive cases during October, which has now decreased. Idukki, Wayanad and Kottayam districts were reporting an increase in cases in the past few days, he said.
The local body polls, to be held in three phases from December 8, are being held in the backdrop of Covid. Arrangements have been made for positive patients and those in quarantine to cast postal votes,.