THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Eight employees of Minister A C Moideen’s office were confirmed of COVID-19. They tested positive in the tests conducted today. In the wake of the employees confirming of the virus, the minister has gone into self-quarantine. All employees of the minister’s office have been quarantined. The minister will be subjected for COVID testing. With this, the fifth floor of Annexe I will be closed.

The health department had yesterday mentioned that the transmission of the disease will be at its high in the coming week. A total of 120 have died in the last 10 days. The state had recorded a new high of 2,375 COVID cases yesterday. It was highest daily increase in the number of patients recorded. 2375 contracted the disease and 90% of it contracted it through contact.