Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 28,447 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 13,13,912 Total recoveries up to now figures at 11,66,135 . A total of 1,78,983 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 315 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 73 health workers.
No traveler from UK, South Africa or Brazil was diagnosed with covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Total covid caseload pertaining to incomers from UK figures at 108, of which 11 are the mutated variant type, 7 travelers from South Africa and 1 from Brazil have tested positive for coronavirus so far
Testing : 1,48,58,794 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 1,30,617 in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate today figured at 21.78 %.
Deaths : There were 27 covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 5,055
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 28,447 new infections is : Ernakulam 4548, Kozhikode 3939, Thrissur 2952, Malappuram 2671, Thiruvananthapuram 2345, Kannur 1998, Kottayam 1986, Palakkad 1728, Alappuzha 1239, Pathanamthitta 1171, Kasaragod 1110, Kollam 1080, Idukki 868, Wayanad 812
Contact cases: There were 26,303 contact cases today of which source of infection to 1,756 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Ernakulam 4477, Kozhikode 3860, Thrissur 2920, Malappuram 2529, Thiruvananthapuram 1950, Kannur 1812, Kottayam 1858, Palakkad 809, Alappuzha 1231, Pathanamthitta 1099, Kasaragod 1061, Kollam 1067, Idukki 838, Wayanad 792.
Recoveries The districtwise split for today’s 5,663 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 711, Kollam 158, Pathanamthitta 153, Alappuzha 127, Kottayam 538, Idukki 227, Ernakulam 572, Thrissur 614, Palakkad 221, Malappuram 529, Kozhikode 1012, Wayanad 219, Kannur 335, Kasaragod 247.
Quarantine: A total of 3,91,463 people are under observation currently of whom, 16,999 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 3,74,464 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 3,609 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes.
Hotspots: There were 7 new hotspots declared today, while 3 areas were taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 523.
