Kottayam on Wednesday recorded the biggest hike in the number of the fresh cases on a single day with 51 persons testing positive for the virus. Of these, 41 cases were through local transmission while the remaining 10 cases were from destinations outside Kerala. Of the local contact cases, 23 persons belonged to the Changanassery and Paippad areas. With this, the number of active cases rose to 333 while the number of persons recovered stood at 275. Other persons who contracted the virus through local transmission included fish and meat vendors, head-load workers, family members of the existing patients, and a few others.

Source: The Hindu July 22, 2020 18:06 UTC