THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The situation in Thiruvananthapuram district remains critical as 352 persons tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Among these, 267 persons contracted the disease through contact. Meanwhile, 623 patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours.
The district also reported 4 COVID deaths on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Malayam native Shahjahan (67), Venpakal native Maheshwaran Ashari (76), Venganoor native Vimalamma (83) and Valiyathira native Xavier (50).
As per the state government's COVID dashboard, the district has reported over 14,000 COVID cases so far. At present, more than 6000 persons are undergoing treatment for the infection.