Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (UNI) Fifty-nine more people have tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the total cases to 480 in Kerala so far, Health Minister Veena George said.
The Minister said 12 people tested positive in Alappuzha, 10 in Thrissur, 8 in Pathanamthitta, 7 in Ernakulam, 6 each in Kollam and Malappuram, 5 in Kozhikode, 2 each in Palakkad and Kasaragod, 1 in Kannur.
"Out of 480 cases, 332 reached Kerala from low risk countries, 90 from high risk countries and 52 contracted the virus through local contacts. Six cases were from other neighbouring states."