As many as 62 positive cases were reported and 56 of these are cases of infection imported from outside the State. Kerala recorded its eighth COVID death with the passing of a 65-year-old Thiruvalla native who had returned from Sharjah and had been in treatment at Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Kottayam. He was shifted to the Kottayam MCH on May 25 after his condition worsened. A 38-year-old man died from COVID-19 at Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, taking the toll to nine. The number of hotspots in the State went up to 101, following the addition of 22 new hotspots.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2020 01:41 UTC