Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 38,460 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 17,98,248 Total recoveries up to now figures at 14,16,177 . A total of 4,02,650 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 370 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 115 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 115, 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 : 1,67,60,815 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 1,44,345 in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate today figured at 26.64 %.
Deaths : There were covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 5682
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 38,460 new infections is : Ernakulam 5361, Kozhikode 4200, Thiruvananthapuram 3950, Malappuram 3949, Thrissur 3738, Kannur 3139, Palakkad 2968, Kollam 2422, Alappuzha 2160, Kottayam 2153, Pathanamthitta 1191, Wayanad 1173, Idukki 1117, Kasaragod 939
Contact cases : There were 35,402 contact cases today of which source of infection to 2,573 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Ernakulam 5238, Kozhikode 4067, Thiruvananthapuram 3657, Malappuram 3615, Thrissur 3711, Kannur 2981, Palakkad 1332, Kollam 2411, Alappuzha 2153, Kottayam 1981, Pathanamthitta 1130, Wayanad 1127, Idukki 1091, Kasaragod 908
Recoveries : The districtwise split for today’s 26,662 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 2363, Kollam 1405, Pathanamthitta 860, Alappuzha 1745, Kottayam 3063, Idukki 391, Ernakulam 2735, Thrissur 1837, Palakkad 3200, Malappuram 3224, Kozhikode 3194, Wayanad 277, Kannur 1664, Kasaragod 704
Quarantine : A total of 10,50,633 people are under observation currently of whom, 29,981 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 10,20,652 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 61,036 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes.
Hotspots : There were 65 new hotspots declared today, while 1 area was taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 788.
