Thiruvananthapuram: : The state recorded 4905 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total for confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 7,28,882. There were 4307 contact infections reported during the day, of which the virus source to 471 cases remains untraced. On other data for the day, there were 25 covid deaths and 3463 recoveries. With this, state death-toll in the pandemic rose to 2976 and recoveries to 6,72,196. A total of 65,169 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 83 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 45 health workers.
New cases: The districtwise breakup for the day’s 4905 new infections is :Ernakulam 605; Kozhikode 579; Malappuram 517; Kottayam 509; Kollam 507; Pathanamthitta 389; Thrissur 384; Thiruvananthapuram 322; Kannur 289; Alappuzha 231; Wayanad 231; Palakkad 230; Idukki 81; Kasaragod 37.
Contact cases: The split for the day’s 4307 contact cases across districts figure at : Ernakulam 518; Kozhikode 548; Malappuram 480; Kottayam 466; Kollam 484; Pathanamthitta 297; Thrissur 371; Thiruvananthapuram 246; Kannur 240; Alappuzha 216; Wayanad 221; Palakkad 108; Idukki 77; Kasaragod 35.
Recoeries: The districtwise tally for the day’s 3463 recoveries is : Thiruvananthapuram 248; Kollam 185; Pathanamthitta 148; Alappuzha 208; Kottayam 239; Idukki 78; Ernakulam 450; Thrissur 257; Palakkad 327; Malappuram 503; Kozhikode 447; Wayanad 162; Kannur 158; Kasaragod 53.
Testing: 76,95,117 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 46,116 in the past 24 hours.
Quarantine : A total of 2,56,614 people are under observation currently of whom, 13,149 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 2,43,465 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 1141 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes. Presently 65,169 people remain under treatment in various hospitals across the state.
Hotspots: There were 7 new hotspots declared today, while 4 areas were taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 466. State test positivity rate is 10.64 percent.
