Kerala: Alappuzha reports 837 new Covid-19 cases

ALAPPUZHA: The district on Thursday registered 837 new Covid-19 positive cases. At the same time, 436 people undergoing treatment for the disease tested negative. At present, 7,459 people are undergoing treatment for the infection in the district.
The district also confirmed one Covid-19-related death. Out of the total cases reported on Thursday, 809 patients contracted the disease through local infection.The district till date registered 27,055 Covid-19 cases. Till date 19,521 people have recovered and 75 people have succumbed to the infection.
Alappuzha district collector A Alexander has declared all wards in Punnapra South grama panchayat, Ward-19 in Chengannur and Ward-28 in Kayamkulam municipality as containment zones. The collector also declared parts of Ward-4 in Punnapra North, Ward-4 in Ala, Ward 5, 17, 22, 11 in Thanneermukkom, Ward-7 in Champakulam, Ward-8 in Punnapra North grama panchayat as containment zones.