Thiruvananthapuram: Twelve more persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala, said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday.

Addressing the media here in the evening, the CM said that the total number of coronavirus cases in the state has reached 52.

“Among the 12 fresh cases reported on Saturday, 6 are from Kasaragod while 3 each are from Kannur and Ernakulam districts. All of them returned from Gulf countries,” he added.

At least 52,785 people are in home quarantine, while 228 are under observation in isolation wards at various hospitals, Pinarayi Vijayan said.