
2,283 new cases in Thiruvananthapuram
The Hindu
Active caseload reaches 10,825, recoveries at 490
The capital district continued to witness an alarming spread of COVID-19 with 2,283 people testing positive, taking the active caseload to 10,825 on Thursday. As many as 490 people recovered from the illness in 24 hours. Six more people succumbed to the disease, taking the district’s death toll to 943. The deceased included three men, aged 65, 60, and 35, and three women, aged 76, 75, and 46. The district administration placed 3,792 people under quarantine as the number of people being monitored for COVID-19 symptoms went up to 38,043. A total of 139 people were permitted to conclude quarantine after completing the mandated period in self-isolation.
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