CHENNAI: A girl from Kerala has been confirmed of COVID-19. The girl, a native of Palakkad and a permanent resident of Chennai, has been confirmed of the virus. The girl, daughter of a tea shop employee, residing in Teynampet, one of the zones having the highest number of patients in the city, tested positive for the virus.

The 19-year-old-girl has been shifted to Kilpauk Medical College. Four members of her family including her aged grandmother has been placed under isolation. Earlier, the area was closed to a containment zone after being diagnosed with the disease. Meanwhile, the number of people infected with the disease from the Koyambedu market, the largest COVID origin in Chennai, has reached 119.