Thiruvananthapuram : The state recorded 16,338 fresh Covid-19 cases today taking the total confirmed cases so far in the pandemic to 53,10,612 Total recoveries up to now figures at 52.14,962.
Hospitalisation : There currently are a total of 76,819 active covid cases, of which only 4.4%, owing to need for added care, are being treated at hospitals.
Testing : 68,971 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
Deaths : There were 20 covid deaths confirmed during the day taking the death toll so far to 50,568.
New Cases : The districtwise breakup for the day’s 16,338 new infections is: Thiruvananthapuram 3556; Ernakulam 3198; Kozhikode 1567; Thrissur 1389; Kottayam 1103; Kollam 892; Kannur 787; Pathanamthitta 774; Malappuram 708; Palakkad 703; Alappuzha 588; Idukki 462; Kasaragod 371; Wayanad 240.
Contact cases: There were 15,228 contact cases today of which source of infection to 859 were unknown.
Recoveries The districtwise split for today’s 3848 recoveries : Thiruvananthapuram 572; Kollam 32; Pathanamthitta 329; Alappuzha 144; Kottayam 313; Idukki 203; Ernakulam 976; Thrissur 185; Palakkad 157; Malappuram 120; Kozhikode 399; Wayanad 66; Kannur 215; Kasaragod 137.
Quarantine: A total of 1,72,295 people are under observation currently of whom, 3638 remain quarantined various hospitals and the remaining 1,68,657 are being monitored in their homes/institutions. 545 people were newly admitted into hospitals during the day.
WIPR Above Ten :Regions have been classified on basis of Weekly; Inspection Population Rate(WIPR).
5 local self body jurisdictions have recorded a WIPR of above 10 and 6 wards in their limits have been clamped with strict curbs
