thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 38,607 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 14,97,375 Total recoveries up to now figures at 12,44,301 . A total of 2,84,086 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 300 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 110 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 : 1,56,50,037 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 1,57,548 in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate today figured at 24.5 %.
Deaths : There were covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 4
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 38,607 new infections is : Ernakulam 5369, Kozhikode 4990, Thrissur 3954, Thiruvananthapuram 3940, Malappuram 3857, Kottayam 3616, Palakkad 2411, Kollam 2058, Alappuzha 2043, Kannur 1999, Pathanamthitta 1245, Idukki 1153, Kasaragod 1063, Wayanad 909.
Contact cases : There were 35,577 contact cases today of which source of infection to 2,620 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Ernakulam 5217, Kozhikode 4811, Thrissur 3922, Thiruvananthapuram 3439, Malappuram 3648, Kottayam 3211, Palakkad 1239, Kollam 2050, Alappuzha 2033, Kannur 1813, Pathanamthitta 1160, Idukki 1121, Kasaragod 1025, Wayanad 888
Recoveries : The districtwise split for today’s 21,116 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 1572, Kollam 1384, Pathanamthitta 611, Alappuzha 1853, Kottayam 6137, Idukki 349, Ernakulam 1293, Thrissur 1361, Palakkad 931, Malappuram 999, Kozhikode 2577, Wayanad 305, Kannur 1045, Kasaragod 699.
Quarantine : A total of 5,93,840 people are under observation currently of whom, 24,009 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 5,69,831 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 4,423 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes.
Hotspots : There were 19 new hotspots declared today, while 1 area was taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 616.
