Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 6316 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total for confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 6,14,673. There were 5539 contact infections reported during the day, of which the virus source to 634 cases remains untraced. On other data for the day, there were 28 covid deaths and 5924 recoveries. With this, state death-toll in the pandemic rose to 2298 and recoveries to 5,. A total of 61,455 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 98 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 45 health workers.
New Cases: The districtwise breakup for the day’s 6316 new infections is : Malappuram 822; Kozhikode 734; Ernakulam 732; Thrissur 655; Kottayam 537; Thiruvananthapuram 523; Alappuzha 437; Palakkad 427; Kollam 366; Pathanamthitta 299; Wayanad 275; Kannur 201; Idukki 200; Kasaragod 108. Thiruvananthapuram
Contact cases: The split for the day’s 5539 contact cases across districts figures at : Malappuram 764; Kozhikode 688; Ernakulam 585; Thrissur 637; Kottayam 537; Thiruvananthapuram 371; Alappuzha 430; Palakkad 269; Kollam 358; Pathanamthitta 220; Wayanad 261; Kannur 165; Idukki 152; Kasaragod 102.
Recoveries: The districtwise tally for the day’s 5924 recoveries is : Thiruvananthapuram 465; Kollam 390; Pathanamthitta 193; Alappuzha 922; Kottayam 264; Idukki 73; Ernakulam 443; Thrissur 537 ; Palakkad 371; Malappuram 1054; Kozhikode 814; Wayanad 108; Kannur 258; Kasaragod 32.
Deaths: The identities pertaining to 28 deceased whose covid result were confirmed as positive today are - Thiruvananthapuram Kudapanakunnu native Sumathi(65); Palkulangara native Ganesh Pillai(82); Sreekaryam native Thulseedharan Nair(57); Chennai native who died of covid in Thiruvananthapuram, Prema(60); Kollam Thovalli native Leela Bai(58); Alappuzha native Rodumuk native Thrilok(64); Mulathhuvalapp native Kaseem(85); Kottayam Chanassery native Thomas Chacko(93); Vaikom native Gopalkrishnan(56); Adichira native Shaheed (58); Ernakulam Kochi native Mary Paily(81); Pachalam native T Suramanian(68); Mattancheri native Muhammad(90); Thottumbadi native Mary Asempatta(72); Alaparaa native Pappachan(86); Fort Kochi native Havabi(72); Aluva native Abdul Hameed(75); Thrissur Puroor native Leela(57); Malappuram Thiroor native Hamsa(70); Nandi native Abdul Rehman(65); Mukkam native Sreedharan(75); Vellapramb native Kunjathu(76); Mukam native Moosa(75); Ramanadukkara native Ramkrishnan Nair(87); Thazhem native Ramesh Kumar(49); Kannur Mattanoor native Ahmed Kutty(88).
Testing, quarantine and hotspots
63,78,278 samples have been tested in the pandemic so far, - up by 56,993 in the past 24 hours.
A total of 3,09,280 people are under observation currently of whom, 15,262 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 2,94,018 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 1716 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes. Presently 61,455 people remain under treatment in various hospitals across the state.
There were 4 new hotspots declared today, while 26 areas were taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 479.
