Kerala reported 65 new COVID-19 cases and 57 recoveries on a single day on Wednesday, holding down the number of active cases in hospitals at 1,239, just seven more than the previous day’s figure. Of the 65 new cases reported on Wednesday, except for five cases the rest are all imported cases of infection. Thirty-four cases were detected in persons who had returned from abroad while 25 had come from other States. The cumulative number of routine samples done so far is 98,304, while another 24,508 samples were tested as part of sentinel surveillance. The total number of hotspots in the State now is 163, with five more areas in Malappuram and Kottayam entering the list.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2020 18:22 UTC