It's a day of big relief for the state of Kerala as there are no new COVID-19 case reported on Friday. The happiest part is that nine people have recovered from the disease. With this, the total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in the state rose to 392.

Currently, there are 21,499 persons under observation in the state, including 432 at hospitals, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Of the nine recovered, four each are from Kannur and Kasaragod districts and one from Ernakulam. As of Friday, a total of 102 persons are under treatment for COVID-19 at various hospitals.

Also, the government has declared 10 new hotspots in the state, namely Uduma in Kasaragod, Marancherry in Malappuram, and Kulathur, Parassala, Athiyannoor, Karode, Vellarada, Amboori and Balaramapuram. With this, the total number of hotspots rose to 80.