On Friday, Kerala reported just one case of COVID-19, said Health Minister KK Shailaja. This is the second time the state reported just one new case in a day. A Kozhikode native has been confirmed with coronavirus after contracted the disease through contact with infected persons.

Meanwhile, ten persons recovered from the disease in the state on Friday. Currently, there are 138 active cases in the state at various hospitals under treatment. Of the total 395 cases, 255 have recovered from the disease. Also, there are 78,980 persons under isolation in various districts as of Friday.

Check out Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's tweet here -

#COVID19 Update | April 17 2020

Only 1 new case &10 new recoveries.

Total number of recovered is up at 255.

The State has only 138 active cases.

78980 individuals under observation, 526 of them in hospitals.

18,029 samples tested and 17,279 are negative. pic.twitter.com/41qsF8m7rM

— Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) April 17, 2020