Under the Vande Bharat mission nearly 2200 expatriates will arrive from the Gulf region to Kochi in Kerala today. Around 780 passengers will be arriving from UAE  today and over 880 persons from Kuwait are scheduled to arrive  in 3 different flights. Stranded nationals will also be arriving  from Sharjah and Doha, today in Kochi.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile Kerala reported one more covid death taking the death toll in the State due to Covid to 21.The 28 year old deceased, a staff in excise dept hailing from  Kannur district succumbed to the virus  today morning. Following the same, the  Mattannur excise office has been closed down and 18 employees have been sent for quarantine. Mayusha for AIR News from Thiruvananthapuram.<br />''  <br />