Kerala's daily COVID-19 cases zoom past 10,000 for first time; Tally rises to 2.51 lakh
Thiruvananthapuram: In the highest single-day surge of COVID-19, Kerala's fresh infections crossed the mark of 10,000 on Wednesday, taking the total infection count to 2,51,405.
The toll climbed to 906 with 22 more fatalities, the state government said.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 73,816 samples were sent for testing and 10,606 positive cases detected, Health Minister KK Shailaja said in a release here.
Four districts reported over 1,000 cases-- Kozhikode (1,576), Malappuram (1,350), Ernakulam (1,201), and Thiruvananthapuram (1,182) while five other districts logged more than 500 cases.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
