Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 27,487 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 18,94,314 Total recoveries up to now figures at 15,04,160 . A total of 4,19,726 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 255 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 114 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, 9 travelers from South Africa and 1 from Brazil have tested positive for coronavirus so far
Testing : 1,71,33,089 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 99,748 in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate today figured at 27.56 %.
Deaths : There were 65 covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 5,879
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 27,487 new infections is : Thiruvananthapuram 3494, Malappuram 3443, Thrissur 3280, Ernakulam 2834, Kozhikode 2522, Palakkad 2297, Kollam 2039, Alappuzha 1908, Kannur 1838, Kottayam 1713, Kasaragod 919, Pathanamthitta 450, Idukki 422, Wayanad 328
Contact cases : There were 24,815 contact cases today of which source of infection to 2,303 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Thiruvananthapuram 3231, Malappuram 3253, Thrissur 3249, Ernakulam 2699, Kozhikode 2419, Palakkad 811, Kollam 2028, Alappuzha 1906, Kannur 1617, Kottayam 1589, Kasaragod 886, Pathanamthitta 415, Idukki 407, Wayanad 305.
Recoveries : The districtwise split for today’s 31,209 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 2696, Kollam 2280, Pathanamthitta 431, Alappuzha 2071, Kottayam 2054, Idukki 376, Ernakulam 3999, Thrissur 2076, Palakkad 3526, Malappuram 3694, Kozhikode 4995, Wayanad 383, Kannur 1803, Kasaragod 825.
Quarantine : A total of 9,89,991, people are under observation currently of whom, 33,059 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 9,56,932 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 3,580 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes.
Hotspots : There were 2 new hotspots declared today, while 1 area was taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 798.
