Thiruvananthapuram : The state today recorded a grim milestone of 43,529 fresh Covid-19 cases and 96 deaths, the highest daily numbers in the pandemic so far. With this, the tally for confirmed cases climbed to 19,75,133 and death toll to 6053 Total recoveries up to now figures at 15,71,738 . A total of 4,32,789 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 241 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 145 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 : 1,74,18,696 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 1,46,320 in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate today figured at 29.75 %.
Deaths : There were 95 covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 6,053
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 43,529 new infections is : Ernakulam 6410, Malappuram 5388, Kozhikode 4418, Thiruvananthapuram 4284, Thrissur 3994, Palakkad 3520, Kollam 3350, Kottayam 2904, Alappuzha 2601, Kannur 2346, Pathanamthitta 1339, Idukki 1305, Kasaragod 969, Wayanad 701.
Contact cases : There were 40,133 contact cases today of which source of infection to 3,010 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Ernakulam 6247, Malappuram 5185, Kozhikode 4341, Thiruvananthapuram 3964, Thrissur 3962, Palakkad 1428, Kollam 3336, Kottayam 2744, Alappuzha 2596, Kannur 2151, Pathanamthitta 1285, Idukki 1277, Kasaragod 943, Wayanad 674.
Recoveries : The districtwise split for today’s 34,600 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 2338, Kollam 2815, Pathanamthitta 1264, Alappuzha 2518, Kottayam 2171, Idukki 1287, Ernakulam 4474, Thrissur 2319, Palakkad 3100, Malappuram 3946, Kozhikode 5540, Wayanad 446, Kannur 1907, Kasaragod 475.
Quarantine : A total of 10,01,647 people are under observation currently of whom, 34,436 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 9,67,211 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 3,593 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes.
Hotspots : There were 5 new hotspots declared today, while 75 areas were taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 740.
