As many as 41 pregnant women succumbed to Covid-19 in Kerala after the virus infection broke out last year, state Health Minister Veena George said, adding that 149 Covid positive patients had ended their lives.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said this additional financial assistance will also be provided to BPL families of those who might succumb to coronavirus in the coming days.
Kerala Lockdown News: The state government on Saturday also issued additional COVID guidelines. The order said that special intensified stringent lockdowns will be enforced in the urban wards/panchayats with critical spread where WIPR (weekly infection population ratio) is above 7.