Four more persons from the district tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday raising the number of active cases to 29. He reached Kollam on May 19 and was transported to an expatriate welfare centre for institutional quarantine the same day. His sample was collected when one of his co-passengers tested positive on May 23. He was in home quarantine after his wife tested positive. Sample collectedSince a number of people who travelled on the same flight tested positive, his sample was collected on May 21 at Kottarakara Taluk Hospital.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2020 17:02 UTC