Thiruvananthapuram, March 26: Kerala reported 19 more positive cases of coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total number of infected people under treatment to 126, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

Kannur accounted for the highest number cases on Thursday with nine, while three cases each were from Kasaragod and Malappuram districts, followed by two from Thrissur and one each from Idukki and Wayanad, he told reporters here after a COVID-19 review meeting. Coronavirus: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Asks PM Narendra Modi to Withdraw ‘Negative’ COVID-19 Certificate for Entering India, Says ‘Indians Stranded in Italy Due to Circular’.

He said more than 1.20 lakh people are under observation in the state. The Chief Minister welcomed the relief package announced by the central government to mitigate the sufferings of people in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.