Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made the decision during a Covid-19 review meeting. Here's a list what is now reopening in the state.
The Kerala government lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday, enabling cinemas and indoor auditoriums to operate on October 25. According to official statistics, the state recorded 13,217 new infection cases and 121 fatalities. In the last 24 hours, 96,835 samples have been analysed, and 14,437 patients have recovered. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made the decision during a COVID-19 review meeting.
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Among the districts, Thrissur reported the newest Covid-19 cases on Friday – 1,823, followed by Ernakulam (1,812) and Thiruvananthapuram (1,464). According to State Health Minister Veena George, there are 1,42,499 current COVID-19 cases, with just 11.5 per cent of patients hospitalised to hospitals. The minister stated in a release that 1,05,368 samples were examined in the previous 24 hours and that there are 745 wards across 368 local self-government bodies where the positive test rate is greater than 10%.
Meanwhile, 13,767 people recovered from the sickness on Friday, bringing the total number of people healed in the state to 45,26,429. There are now 4,40,194 people under observation, with 17,976 of them in isolation units at various hospitals.
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