Thirty nine new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala on Friday, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

34 of these cases are from Kasargod, two from Kannur and one each from Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Kollam

This takes the total positive cases in the state to 176, including 12 discharged patients, said Vijayan.

The CM said on Thursday that the state is fully ready to tackle whatever is going to come as 879 private hospitals with 69,434 beds are ready and 1,640 doctors who retired after 2012 are also being tapped for their services, if need arises. "At present there are 1,01,402 people under observation at homes while 601 are in the hospitals," he said.

"There are 5,607 intensive care beds that is kept ready. Apart from that 15,333 rooms are also ready in 716 hostels. Besides that community kitchens are also ready and some of them are already functioning. In 861 village councils of the total 941, the place for the community kitchen has been identified and it will be a matter of days when these kitchens will start working in full swing. Moreover over 800 private hotels in the state have expressed their desire to hand over their kitchen to be used for preparation of food," he said.

Vijayan also said that they were now ready with a website "and all those in the age group 20 to 40 can register online, as we are getting ready an army of volunteers who will, if a need arise, work to ease the difficulties faced by the people, who are sitting at home".

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