Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 5718 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total for confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 6,25,767. There were 4991 contact infections reported during the day, of which the virus source to 572 cases remains untraced. On other data for the day, there were 29 covid deaths and 5406 recoveries. With this, state death-toll in the pandemic rose to 2358 and recoveries to 5,. A total of 61,401 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 95 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 60 health workers.
New cases: The districtwise breakup for the day’s 5718 new infections is : Kozhikode 773; Kottayam 570; Thrissur 528; Ernakulam 486; Palakkad 447; Alappuzha 394; Kollam 318; Thiruvananthapuram 279; Kannur 275; Idukki 216; Wayanad 180; Pathanamthitta 163; Kasaragod 146.
Contact cases: The split for the day’s 4991 contact cases across districts figures at : Malappuram 903; Kozhikode 735; Kottayam 559; Thrissur 512; Ernakulam 359; Palakkad 234; Alappuzha 376; Kollam 314; Thiruvananthapuram 174; Kannur 223; Idukki 177; Wayanad 172; Pathanamthitta 115; Kasaragod 138.
Recoveries: The districtwise tally for the day’s 5406 recoveries is : Thiruvananthapuram 451; Kollam 662; Pathanamthitta 130; Alappuzha 548; Kottayam 500; Idukki 109; Ernakulam 440; Thrissur 377; Palakkad 444; Malappuram 796; Kozhikode 554; Wayanad 139; Kannur 276; Kasaragod 70.
Deaths: The identities pertaining to 29 deceased whose deaths were today confirmed as from the virus are : Thiruvananthapuram Mannanthala native Sheela Jacob(70); KollamMangad native Brito Boy(78); Kundra native Shivadasan(86); Decent Juncion native Ibrahimkutty(77); Kottarakkara native Vishvnathan Pillai(80); Kundra native Raveendran(72); Kottayam Thalayolaparambu native Parameswaran Nair(87); Pariyaram native Padmanaban Potti(77); Vadayar native Priya(39); Kottayam native MC Sheebu(43); Kanjirapally native Kamaluddin(56); Kuttipodi native Somarajan(53); Ernakulam Kakanad native Rukiya Azez(73); Paicheen native TN Baskaran(76); Mattancherrinative Paul Kamilis(73); Thrissur Kaipamangalam native Azeez(47); Paralam native TD Varghese (80); Wayanad Kakavayal native Muhammad(75); Kasulkode naitve Mariyam(72); Malappuram Cheroor native Abdu(45); Urungadiri native Peydan(76); Kuttipuram native Kunjalav(85); Aanamangmuni(67); Thirurangadi native Abdullah(47); Kozhikode Elathoor native Radha(73); Thinkode native Soudath(46); Fatroq Kolegge native Sathish Kumar)59).
Testing, quarantine and hotspots
64,96,210 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 57,456 in the past 24 hours. A total of 3,14,029 people are under observation currently of whom, 15,100 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 2,98,929 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 1726 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes. Presently 61,401 people remain under treatment in various hospitals across the state.
There were 6 new hotspots declared today, while 38 areas were taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 444.
