Recently seen in news Pathanamthitta, is located in which state of India?

It is a town and a municipality situated in the Central Travancore region in Kerala. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. Pathanamthitta district is known as the Headquarters of Pilgrimage Tourism, of the Kerala State. The town is known as the 'Pilgrim Capital of Kerala'. Land of Lord Ayyappa is the tag-line of Pathanamthitta tourism. The Hindu pilgrim centre Sabarimala is situated in the Pathanamthitta district.
Pathanamthitta model against Covid-19

• Every person who had entered the district was screened and a database created so that they could be easily reached at short notice. 
• In addition, graphics were created showing the travel route of the positive cases and publicised. This helped in self-reporting. 
• Those under quarantine were checked daily on phone thorough a call centre even as 14 teams of health workers monitored some 4,000 people who had entered the district before its sealing.

By: Shubham Tiwari