Cases through contacts reduced to 15 per cent in second COVID wave: Kerala Health Minister

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Friday said that the cases through contacts have decreased to 15 per cent in the second wave as compared to 30 per cent in the first stage.
Talking about the test she said that even though the cost borne by the state for test per person is Rs 4,000 the government will continue free treatment.
Shailaja further said that till now there is no community spread in the state.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Health Minister expressed her condolences on the death of Rajya Sabha MP from the state, Veerendra Kumar.
The number of positive cases in Kerala as on Friday stands at 1,088. As many as 555 persons have recovered while the death toll in the state stands at 7, as per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.