Eighteen persons from Kollam, including two members of a family, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Wednesday.
Among the patients, 17 are from abroad and the last patient is the mother of a person who returned from Kuwait. Of the 17, eight persons are from Kuwait, four are from Saudi Arabia, two from Abu Dhabi, two from Tajakistan, and one from Dubai. The new cases are from Mayyanad, Karungapally, Chavara, Panayam, Kunnikode, Paravur, Thevalakkara, Kottamkara, Karikode, Kureepuzha, Sooranad North, Saktikulangara, Channapetta and Kundara.
Of those who came from Kuwait is a Channapetta resident who came on June 12 and was in home quaratine when he tested positive. Another is a 33-year-old from Mayyanad who travelled on a Kuwait-Kochi flight on June 13.
The Saudi returnees include two persons, one from Karungapally and another from Chavara, who came on a Saudi- Kochi flight. The Kureepuzha resident who travelled from Saudi on June 13 and the Saktikulangara resident who travelled from Saudi on June 19 were in quarantine when they tested positive.
Among the patients is a 32-year-old Thevalakkara resident who came on a Dubai-Thiruvananthapuram flight on February 25.
