Kerala's COVID Tally Rises: 292 Fresh Cases and 3 Deaths – Stay Alert!

Kerala reports 292 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths; total active cases exceed 2,000, contributing to 88% of India's active cases

Written by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: December 29, 2023

Summary: Two people died of coronavirus in Kerala in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 72,056, according to the Ministry of Health.

Health Minister Veena George convened a meeting of top health officials on Tuesday, stressing the need to remain vigilant rather than spreading fear and panic. The number of coronavirus cases in Kerala crossed the 2,000-mark on Wednesday as the state reported 292 new infections, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The state currently accounts for 88% of the total number of coronavirus cases in the country. According to the data, two people died from the coronavirus in the state in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 72,056.

The state health department has not released details about new cases or deaths. The state's Covid dashboard has not been updated since September 9, 2022.

Health Minister Veena George convened a meeting of top health officials on Tuesday, stressing the need to remain vigilant rather than spreading fear and panic. The meeting decided to introduce mandatory mask-wearing in all hospitals in the country. Special attention needs to be paid to Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam districts, where most of the new cases have been reported.

The Health Minister on Monday denied reports of a surge in coronavirus infections in the state. He said the Ministry of Health had been investigating the slight increase in the number of infections since November and had ordered whole genome sequencing of the infection, which resulted in an omicron of the coronavirus infection. He said that this led to the discovery of the JN.1 submutant strain.

He also said that 15 travelers from various parts of India tested positive for the JN.1 subvariant of the novel coronavirus during routine surveillance at the Singapore airport, adding that the variant has spread to other states in the country. He also suggested that there is a possibility that

With the three deaths reported in the state, the total number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Kerala since the outbreak three years ago has reached 72,056. The number of people who were cured, discharged or emigrated in the past 24 hours after being diagnosed with the infection was 224, bringing the total number of infections in this category to date to 68,37,203.

State Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday said that despite the rising number of coronavirus cases in Kerala, there is no need to worry as the state is well prepared to deal with the virus. He said no. The minister also said instructions have been issued to provide dedicated facilities for coronavirus patients and ensure availability of isolation wards, rooms, oxygen beds, ICU beds and ventilators in hospitals.