PATHANAMTHITTA: One person died of Leptospirosis in Kerala even as the district administrations are fighting tooth and nail to contain the Covid pandemic.

The dead has been identified as Pathanamthitta Elanthoor native Koshy Abraham. The death happened while he was under treatment in Kottayam Medical College.

He was 48.

The spread of Leptospirosis and Dengue fever amid Covid pandemic has raised anxiety among health workers. Local body institutions and health department has been planning and implementing pre-monsoon cleansing activities to prevent spread of various diseases.

As summer rains have intensified, Kerala is also in the grip of Leptospirosis and Dengue fever.