Thiruvanantanthapuram: : The state recorded 5490 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 8,01,002 Total recoveries up to now figures at 7,61,154. A total of 66,503 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 92 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 52 health workers. The testing positivity rate today figured at 8.11 %.
UK Returnees: 3 travelers who arrived from UK were diagnosed with mutated variant of coronavirus in past 24 hours. Total covid caseload pertaining to incomers from that country now figures at 56
Deaths: There were 19 covid deaths confirmed during the day raising the toll so far to 3392.
New Cases: The districtwise breakup for the day’s 5490 new infections is : Malappuram; Ernakulam 659; Kozhikode 582; Pathanamthitta 579; Kollam 463; Kottayam 459; Thrissur 446; Alappuzha 347; Thiruvananthapuram 295; Kannur 235; Wayanad 229; Palakkad 210; Idukki 202; Kasaragod 72.
Contact cases: There were 4911 contact cases today of which source of infection to 435 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Malappuram 681; Ernakulam 605; Kozhikode 549; Pathanamthitta 490; Kollam 454; Kottayam 418; Thrissur 432; Alappuzha 343; Thiruvananthapuram 203; Kannur 192; Wayanad 217; Palakkad 82; Idukki 179; Kasaragod 66.
Recoveries: The districtwise split for today’s 4337 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 296; Kollam 263; Pathanamthitta 317; Alappuzha 485; Kottayam 429; Idukki 41; Ernakulam 599; Thrissur 402; Palakkad 194; Malappuram 395; Kozhikode 482; Wayanad 171; Kannur 195; Kasaragod 68.
Testing: 86,88,585 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 67,712 in the past 24 hours.
Quarantine: A total of 2,01,293 people are under observation currently of whom, 10,904 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 1,90,389 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 66,503 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes. Presently _ people remain under treatment in various hospitals across the state.
Hotspots: There were 6 new hotspots declared today, while 13 areas were taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 420
