KERALA : In some relief for Kerala, 968 people have recovered from COVID-19 on Friday against 885 positive cases, including 24 health workers, while four deaths were reported, pushing the toll to 54.
Of the new cases, 724 had contracted the virus through contact and the source of infectionof 56 patients is not yet known, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.As many as 9,371 people are presently under treatment for the disease.
During the past two days the state had witnessed a sharp surge in positive cases, clocking over 1,000 cases on a single day.