The district on Friday reported five more COVID-19 cases. According to officials, four had come from Mumbai and one from a foreign country. Those from Mumbai — three young men hailing from Ambalappuzha, Champakulam and Thaikkattusserry respectively along with a 58-year-old man from Karuvatta — had reached the district by train on May 25. They were in quarantine.
The fifth patient, a youth from Cheruthana, came from Dubai on May 22. He was in quarantine after reaching the district.
Meanwhile, four persons admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 in the district have been tested negative.
The district has so far logged 79 COVID-19 cases. As many as 12 people have recovered while one person succumbed to the disease. The number of active COVID-19 cases in the district now stands at 66.
