Eight more COVID-19
positive cases were reported from Kerala on Sunday, four among whom attended the Tablighi Jamat congregation in Delhi and six people were cured, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.
With this, the total number of affected people under treatment in the state has gone up to 256, she said.
"Out of the eight cases, five are from Kozhikode, and one each from Pathanamthitta, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.
In the case of Kozhikode, four out of the five returned from Nizammuddin meet and one from Dubai.
As of date, 10 people who had returned from Nizammuddin in Delhi have been tested positive," the minister said in a release
A total of 314 cases have been reported from Kerala so far and 56 people have been cured, she said
"We have sent 10,221 samples for testing," she said.
A total of 1.58 lakh people are under observation in the state, out of which 776 are in isolation wards in hospitals.
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