Summary:
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 18 (PTI) Kerala reported 63 more Omicron variant cases of coronavirus on Tuesday.
These took the total affected by the new variant to 591.
State Health Minister Veena George said of the 63, four belong to Tamil Nadu and have come to Kerala from various countries.
"Out of those infected today, 36 were from low-risk nations, nine from high-risk countries.
Nine people reached the State from other States; and nine contracted the disease through their contacts," George said in a press release.
The Minister said seven people from Thiruvananthapuram and two in Thrissur contracted the disease from their contacts.