Covid In Kerala: There is a continuous increase in the cases of corona infection. Meanwhile, the Kerala government has also become alert due to the increase in cases. In view of the increase in cases, the state government has alerted all the districts on Wednesday (March 22). Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that there has been a slight increase in the cases. Along with this, he told that on Tuesday, 172 new infection cases have been reported in the state. Apart from this, 210 new Kovid cases came to light on Wednesday.
George said that the number of active cases in the state is 1,026 and 111 people are hospitalized. He asked all the people to wear masks and cooperate to check the infection. The minister said that there is no need to panic, but it is always good to be careful. He told that most of the cases have come from Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam districts.
14 districts have been alerted
Health Minister Veena George said that we have alerted all the 14 districts and we are keeping a close watch on the situation. He said that if needed, we will conduct genomic sequencing test in the affected areas. George told that he has also alerted all the hospitals. Also told that we will monitor the situation daily.
He said that the Central Government had already warned 6 states including Kerala and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called a meeting in the capital on Wednesday evening to review the situation. The minister said that many hospitals in the state have made masks mandatory and schools have also advised children to wear masks. He said that the state had recorded the second highest number of Covid cases after Maharashtra during the pandemic.