57 fresh cases in Kerala, COVID-19 tally touches 1326

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Monday reported 57 fresh positive cases,55 of whom had come from abroad and other states, taking the infection tally to 1,326 in the state while over 1.39 lakh people are under observation.

Eighteen people have recovered from the infection.

While Kasaragod and Malappuram reported 14 cases each, Thirssur reported nine, Kollam five, Pathnamthitta four, Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam three each, Alappuzha and Palakkad two each and Idukki one, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters giving details of the break-up of the cases in various districts.

Twenty-seven of the infected had come from abroad and 28 from other states,he said, adding an Air India Express employee and Health worker are among those infected.

The total COVID-19 cases in the state has touched 1,326, with 708 under treatment and total cured 608.

Ten people in the state have succumbed to the virus.