Kerala Covid: In the last 24 hours, 1,39,623 samples were tested (File)
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala on Tuesday reported 21,613 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally of infections to 37,03,578, as the death toll from the disease rose to 18,870 with 127 additional deaths.
A state government release said that 18,556 people have been cured of the infection since Monday, taking the total number of recoveries to 35,29,465 and active cases to 1,75,167.
In the last 24 hours, 1,39,623 samples were tested and the TPR was found to be 15.48 percent. So far 2,96,85,152 samples have been tested.
Among the districts, Malappuram reported 3,193 coronavirus cases, followed by Ernakulam (2,643), Thrissur (2,470), Kozhikode (2,322), Palakkad (2,134), Kollam (1,692), Kannur (1,306), Alappuzha (1,177), Kottayam (1,155) and Thiruvananthapuram (1,155).
Of the new cases, 92 are health workers, 92 had come from outside the state and in 1,181 cases, 20,248 were infected with the source of contact not clear, the release said.
At present, 4,96,349 people are under observation in various districts of the state. Of these, 4,68,468 are in home or institutional quarantine and 27,881 are in hospitals.
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