Thiruvananthapuram alone accounted for 246 out of the 791 fresh cases reported in the State on Friday. Local transmission has resulted in 244 of these cases, with 112 cases being reported from the coastal wards. Of the State’s 791 new cases, 557 were cases of local transmission, with missing epidemiological link in 42 cases. The cumulative case burden went to 11,066 cases, with the number of active cases being 6,029. He said the State needed the support of front-line volunteers and doctors and nurses, retired hands or fresh qualified hands to manage the first-line treatment centres.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2020 15:55 UTC