COVID-19 cases in Kerala rise to 286; 2 deaths reported
The total number of coronavirus cases in Kerala has risen to 286 including 2 deaths. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday declared 7 of the state's 14 districts as "hotspots" as they account for most of the COVID-19 cases in the state.
"These are Kasargode, Kannur, Malappuram, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode," said Vijayan.
Earlier, there were only two such districts - Kasargode and Pathanamthitta, which has now been excluded. There are 165,934 people under observation, which include 643 at various hospitals in the state.
Kerala District Wise COVID-19 Figures
| District | Confirmed | Cured | Active Cases | Death |
| KGD | 129 | 1 | 128 | 0 |
| KNR | 47 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| EKM | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| TVM | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| MPM | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| PTA | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| TSR | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| IDK | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| KKD | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| PKD | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| KLM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| WND | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| KTM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ALP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 286 | 28 | 256 | 2 |
