THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the COVID-19 pandemic has broken down systems and people across the globe, Kerala seems to have a day of relief as the cases came down significantly on Sunday. State health minister KK Shailaja said there are only two corona positive cases on Sunday and 36 persons have recovered from the disease. The two new cases are from Kannur and Pathanamthitta. With the recovery of 36 persons on Sunday, a total of 179 patients have been cured of COVID-19. At present, there are 194 persons under treatment at hospitals across the state.

The new COVID-19 positive case in Kannur is a returnee from Dubai while the case in Pathanamthitta is a returnee from Sharjah.

A total of 1,16,941 persons are under observation at various districts across the state. Of these 1,16,125 are at homes and 816 are at hospitals. 176 persons were admitted to hospitals on Sunday. Samples 14,989 symptomatic persons were sent for testing, and results of 13,802 returned negative.