At present 5,54,807 people are under observation in various districts of Kerala, out of which 5,27,791 are in home or institutional quarantine and 27,016 are in hospitals. (representative image)
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Thursday reported 22,182 fresh Covid-19 cases and 178 deaths, taking the caseload to 44,46,228 and fatalities to 23,165.
A state government release said that the number of people who have recovered from the infection since Wednesday stood at 26,563, taking the total recoveries to 42,36,309 and the number of active cases to 1,86,190.
While the release said that 1,21,486 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, this was again going on for the second day, not stating what the test positivity rate was.
However, 22,182 fresh positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours, giving the figure of 18.25% of the 1,21,486 samples tested during the same period.
Among the 14 districts, Thrissur reported the highest number of 3,252 cases, followed by Ernakulam (2,901), Thiruvananthapuram (2,135), Malappuram (2,061), Kozhikode (1,792), Palakkad (1,613), Kollam (1,520), Alappuzha (1,442). , Kannur was the place. (1,246), Kottayam (1,212), Pathanamthitta (1,015) and Idukki (973).
Of the new cases, 105 were health workers, 89 from outside the state and 21,122 were infected through contact, in 866 cases the source of contact was unclear.
At present 5,54,807 people are under observation in various districts, out of which 5,27,791 are in home or institutional quarantine and 27,016 are in hospitals.
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