Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 3502 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 11,44,594 Total recoveries up to now figures at 11,08,078. A total of 31,493 persons remain under treatment currently.
The new infections today include 131 cases pertaining to travelers from states outside and 16 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 103, 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 : 1,35.14.740 samples have been subject to testing in the pandemic so far, - up by 60.554 in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate today figured at 5.78 %.
Deaths : There were 16 covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 4710
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 3502 new infections is : Thiruvananthapuram 330; Kollam 247; Pathanamthitta 111; Alappuzha 157; Kottayam 300; Idukki 92; Ernakulam 504; Thrissur 280; Palakkad 170; Malappuram 276; Kozhikode 550; Wayanad 82; Kannur 287; Kasaragod 116.
Contact cases: There were 1955 contact cases today of which source of infection to 258 were unknown. The districtwise figures totaled to : Kozhikode 530; Ernakulam 488; Thiruvananthapuram 228; Kottayam 218; Kannur 227; Thrissur 268; Malappuram 263; Kollam 234; Palakkad 73; Alappuzha 148; Kasaragod 103; Pathanamthitta 95; Idukki 87; Wayanad 74.
Recoveries The districtwise split for today’s 3097 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 174; Kollam 117; Pathanamthitta 70; Alappuzha 139; Kottayam 230; Idukki 31; Ernakulam 125; Thrissur 175; Palakkad 69; Malappuram 260; Kozhikode 273; Wayanad 48; Kannur 169; Kasaragod 75.
Quarantine: A total of 1,_52,136 people are under observation currently of whom, 4928 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 1,47,298 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 796 people were newly admitted into hospitals during today for observation purposes.
Hotspots: There were 3 new hotspots declared today, while 4 areas were taken off the list. Total hotspots currently in the state : 361.
