COVID-19 | 5,754 new cases in Kerala
The Hindu
204 deaths added to official list, 6,489 persons recover
Kerala reported 5,754 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday when 63,534 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
The State’s cumulative COVID-19 burden, ever since the pandemic began, now stands at 50,89,849 cases.
The official cumulative COVID-19 case fatality in the State now stands at 37,051 with the State adding 204 deaths to the official list of COVID deaths on Friday. These include 49 deaths which occurred in the past few days and 155 deaths that have now been accepted as COVID deaths by the Government as per the new guidelines of the Centre and following the appeals filed by families.

Under the NBS, newborns are screened for communication disorders before they are discharged from the hospital. For this, AIISH has collaborated with several hospitals to conduct screening which is performed to detect hearing impairment and other developmental disabilities that can affect speech and language development. The screening has been helping in early intervention for those identified with the disorders, as any delay in the identification poses risk and affects successful management of children with hearing loss, according to AIISH.