A total of 1,13,205 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of specimens examined so far to 1,87,94,256. (TOI PHOTO)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala reported 25,820 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total caseload to 23,17,911, while 188 deaths pushed the toll to 7,358.
Recoveries outnumbered new cases with 37,316 people undergoing treatment testing negative for the virus, taking the total number to 20,62,635.
Active cases stood at 2,77,598.
Malappuram recorded the highest number of 3,943 cases, followed by Ernakulam with 2,771 and Palakkad 1,805, a health department release said.
Of the new cases reported on Sunday, 91 were health workers, 177 from outside the state and 24,224 were infected through contact, the release added.
K K Shailaja
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPM, in a bid to induct fresh faces in the second Pinarayi Vijayan government, dropped the immensely popular K K Shailaja from the new cabinet, sending shockwaves across the state and among its own cadres, and spawning doubts on the continued efficacy of the state’s hitherto sterling fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday, the CPM MLAs formally elected Pinarayi Vijayan as its parliamentary party leader and chief minister candidate and announced 11 names to be inducted as ministers in the second LDF government, scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday (May 20).
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Shailaja Teacher has been the public face of Kerala s fight against Covid-19, earning her international acclaim as much for efficiency and industry as for the inimitable composure she maintains whether it is good news or bad. The LDF got a historic second term in power predominantly because of its Covid track record and it was only befitting that one of its principa
The decision to extend the lockdown was taken in view of high test positivity rates in districts, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government on Friday announced that the total lockdown being enforced in the state from May 8 to May 16 will be extended till May 23 to contain the massive spread of Covid-19.
The decision to extend the lockdown was taken in view of high test positivity rates in districts, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The state is currently under a 9-day complete shutdown as part of its efforts to bring down the daily caseload of infected persons. Addressing a press conference here, Vijayan also announced triple lockdown in four districts Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram from May 16 to bring down the rising number of cases.