Dubai: Three Keralites have died in Gulf region due to COVID- 19 on Saturday.
Pathanamthitta native Thomas Thachinalil (53) died in Dubai, while Kozhikode native Ajayan Padmanabhan (48) and Pathanamthitta native Sasi Kumar (52) died in Kuwait.
Ajayan was undergoing treatment in Mishrif hospital. He was a salon employee in Kuwait. He is survived by his wife Sandhya and two sons. The total number Keralites who succumbed to COVID-19 has reached 149.