Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 21,890 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 13,90,956 Total recoveries up to now figures at 11,89,267 . A total of 2,32,812 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 230 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 70 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 116, 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 : 1,52,13,100 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 96,378 in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate today figured at 22.71 %.
Deaths : There were 28 covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 5,138
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 21,890 new infections is : Kozhikode 3251, Ernakulam 2515, Malappuram 2455, Thrissur 2416, Thiruvananthapuram 2272, Kannur 1618, Palakkad 1342, Kottayam 1275, Alappuzha 1183, Kasaragod 1086, Idukki 779, Kollam 741, Wayanad 500, Pathanamthitta 457.
Contact cases : There were 20,088 contact cases today of which source of infection to 1,502 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Kozhikode 3176, Ernakulam 2470, Malappuram 2344, Thrissur 2392, Thiruvananthapuram 1934, Kannur 1425, Palakkad 565, Kottayam 1184, Alappuzha 1180, Kasaragod 1034, Idukki 751, Kollam 730, Wayanad 483, Pathanamthitta 420.
Recoveries : The districtwise split for today’s 11,89,267 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 806, Kollam 295, Pathanamthitta 414, Alappuzha 688, Kottayam 286, Idukki 350, Ernakulam 801, Thrissur 861, Palakkad 320, Malappuram 825, Kozhikode 1074, Wayanad 117, Kannur 683, Kasaragod 423
Quarantine: A total of 4,98,196 people are under observation currently of whom, 20,418 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 4,77,778 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 3,731 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes.
Hotspots: There were 4 new hotspots declared today, while 1 area was taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 550.
