Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 19,451 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 36,29,449 Total recoveries up to now figures at 34.72,278 A total of 1,80.240 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 93 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 95 health workers.
Testing : 1,39,223 samples were tested in the past 24 hours raising the total tested samples in the pandemic so far to 2,93.34,981 The test positivity rate for the day is 13.97%
Deaths : There were 105 covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 18,499
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 19,451 new infections is: Malappuram 3028; Thrissur 2475; Kozhikode 2440; Ernakulam 2243; Palakkad 1836; Kollam 1234; Alappuzha 1150; Kannur 1009; Thiruvananthapuram 945; Kottayam 900; Wayanad 603; Pathanamthitta 584; Kasaragod 520; Idukki 474.
Contact cases: There were 18,410 contact cases today of which source of infection to 853 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Malappuram 2953; Thrissur 2459; Kozhikode 2404; Ernakulam 2200; Palakkad 1280; Kollam 1229; Alappuzha 1134; Kannur 896; Thiruvananthapuram 874; Kottayam 853; Wayanad 581; Pathanamthitta 571; Kasaragod 513; Idukki 463.
Recoveries The districtwise split for today’s 19,104 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 1174; Kollam 662; Pathanamthitta 405; Alappuzha 1275; Kottayam 753; Idukki 330; Ernakulam 2037; Thrissur 2551; Palakkad 1608; Malappuram 2950; Kozhikode 1417; Wayanad 772; Kannur 1322; Kasaragod 848.
Quarantine: A total of 4,94,429 people are under observation currently of whom, 28.297 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 4,66,132 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 2407 people were newly admitted into hospitals during the day.
WIPR Above 8 :Regions were classified on basis of Weekly; Inspection Population Rate(WIPR). 87 local self bodies spanning 634 wards recorded WIPR above 8
