The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala (which was also the first in all of India) was confirmed in Thrissur on 30 January 2020. As of 11 January, there have been 8,11,148 confirmed cases with 7,44,509 (91.66%) recoveries and 3,322 deaths in the state. Initially, Kerala's success in containing COVID-19 was widely praised both nationally and internationally, Following high number of cases being reported in March, Kerala had, by April 30, reduced the rate of increase of new cases to less than 0.25% per day. However, in mid-May, there was an increase or "second wave" of new cases, following the return of Keralites from other countries and other Indian states. In July, a large local group of cases was identified at the Kumarichantha fish market in Thiruvananthapuram. There has been a third surge in cases post-Onam and a high number of new cases was reported in late-October in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts. The state, however, has the lowest case fatality rate in India(0.35%), compared to the national average of 1.44%. Active cases peaked at 97,525, and have since started to show a decline. The largest single-day spike (11,755 cases) was reported on 10 October and Kerala now has the 5th highest number of confirmed cases in India. As of October 2020, more than 90% of known cases were due to community spread. The worst hit districts are Malappuram (11.6%),Ernakulam (11.4%) and Kozhikode (11.3%) districts ( Percentage of confirmed cases out of total confirmed cases in Kerala ). Cases per million population is highest in Pathanamthitta (32,500+),Kozhikode (31,500+),Kottayam (31,000+) and Alappuzha (30,000+) districts.

Huang Xianyuan (Chinese: 黃 賢媛, born February 2, 1966) is a retired Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She competed for China in the rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was 32nd in the qualification round and didn't advance to the final.

Vic Díaz (born July 29 1932-September 15 2006) in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino former character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He is also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The Dawn. Diaz first part in front of the camera was an uncredited role as a Japanese General in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) directed by Fritz Lang.
Vic Díaz (born July 29 1932-September 15 2006) in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino former character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He is also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The Dawn. Diaz first part in front of the camera was an uncredited role as a Japanese General in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) directed by Fritz Lang. He appeared in The Big Bird Cage, Black Mama White Mama and played Satan in Eddie Romero's Beast of the Yellow Night. He appeared in a number of other Filipino horror films in the 70s such as Blood Thirst, Beyond Atlantis, Daughters of Satan and Night of the Cobra Woman. Quentin Tarantino, a fan of seventies exploitation cinema, referred to Vic as "The Filipino Peter Lorre."

Dewas State was a territory within Central India, which was the seat of two Maratha princely states during the British Raj.After the Maratha conquest of Central India, Dewas was divided into two states - Dewas Senior ruled by Tukoji Rao ('Baba Saheb') Puar and Dewas Junior ruled by Jivaji Rao ('Daba Saheb') Puar. On 12 December 1818, the 2 Dewas States became British protectorates.