Seven fresh cases of
COVID-19 were reported from Kerala on Thursday, taking the total number of active cases to 147 in the state,even as over 88,000 people are under observation.
On Wednesday, only one positive case had been reported, thelowest in weeks.
While Kannur reported four cases, two were from Kozhikode and one from Kasaragod, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reportershere.
Five of those affected had come from abroad, while two have got it through contact with infected people.
Samples of 27 people, including 24 from the worst affected Kasaragod, have turned negative on Thursday.
He said 394 coronavirus cases have so farbeen detected from the state.
Over 80,000 people are under observation, including 532 in various hospitals.
Vijayan said 17,400 samples have been sent for testing of which 16,459 have returned negative.
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