Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 31,959 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 16,02,169 Total recoveries up to now figures at 12,93,590 . A total of 3,39,441 persons remain under treatment currently. 1570210
The new infections today include 266 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 81 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 108, of which 11 are the mutated variant type, 8 travelers from South Africa and 1 from Brazil have tested positive for coronavirus so far
Testing : 1,60,58,633 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 1,12,635 in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate today figured at 28.37 %.
Deaths : There were 49 covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 5405
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 31,959 new infections is : Kozhikode 4238, Thrissur 3942, Ernakulam 3502, Thiruvananthapuram 3424, Malappuram 3085, Kottayam 2815, Alappuzha 2442, Palakkad 1936, Kollam 1597, Kannur 1525, Pathanamthitta 1082, Idukki 1036, Wayanad 769, Kasaragod 566.
Contact cases: There were 29,700 contact cases today of which source of infection to 1,912 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Kozhikode 4137, Thrissur 3916, Ernakulam 3459, Thiruvananthapuram 3188, Malappuram 2895, Kottayam 2612, Alappuzha 2437, Palakkad 853, Kollam 1588, Kannur 1338, Pathanamthitta 1016, Idukki 976, Wayanad 741, Kasaragod 544
Recoveries : The districtwise split for today’s _ recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 1899, Kollam 1052, Pathanamthitta 828, Alappuzha 970, Kottayam 1025, Idukki 228, Ernakulam 2279, Thrissur 1242, Palakkad 943, Malappuram 1758, Kozhikode 2660, Wayanad 188, Kannur 1143, Kasaragod 81
Quarantine : A total of 7,24,611 people are under observation currently of whom, 26,169 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 6,98,442 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 3,371 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes.
Hotspots : There were 13 new hotspots declared today, while 1 area was taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 674.
