Kerala reports 12 new Covid-19 cases, total tally jumps to 52

BENGALURU: 12 new people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday. Six people in Kasargod, and three each in Kannur and Ernakulam have tested positive for the virus.

With this, the number of infected people in the southern state has risen to 52. Five of the patients from Kasargod have been admitted to Kasargod General Hospital and one to Ernakulam Medical College.

Two of the patients in Kannur are admitted to Thalassery General Hospital and one in the Kannur District Hospital. Those who tested positive in Ernakulam are currently in Ernakulam Medical College.


A total of 53,013 people are under surveillance in Kerala. Of these, 52,785 are in home quarantine and 228 in hospitals. On Saturday, 70 people were admitted to hospitals.