Twenty COVID-19 deaths were confirmed in Kerala on Monday.
They are Karunakaran Nair (79) of Neyyattinkara, Balakrishnan (85) of Naruvamood, Vijayamma (68) of Venjaranmood in Thiruvananthapuram, Venu (40) of Cherthala in Alappuzha, Radhakrishnan (69) from Alappuzha, Haseena (48) of Changanassery in Kottayam, Shine Surabhi (44) of Neelamperur, Maniyappan (63) of Changanassery in Kottayam, Aisha (77) of Vengara in Maalappuram, Mummad (74) from Kavanoor, Lirar (68) from Thiroorangadi, K N Naseer (42) of Vadakara in Kozhikode, Moidu (66) of Velam, Abubakker (66) from Peruvayal, Kunjabdullah (70) from Thuneri, Muhammad Shaji (53) of Thekkinthottam, Fathima (80) of Kuthali in Kasaragod, Aisamma (58) from Puthoor, Kamala (60) from Kasaragod and Sundaran (61) from Peelikode.
With this, COVID death toll in the state rises to 697. More deaths were reported but the State is yet to ascertain them as COVID deaths. Tests are underway at National Institute of Virology in Alappuzha.