2,222 fresh Covid-19 cases registered in Kerala, 161 deaths Thiruvananthapuram News – Times of India

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala 2,222 fresh were recorded on Thursday covid-19 infection Which raised the total caseload in the state to 65,06,655. According to a government release, the southern state also reported 161 deaths, taking the total death toll in Kerala to 65,758.
Of the deaths, 3 were recorded in the last 24 hours, 70 were those that occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 88 were COVID-19 cases after receiving an appeal based on the new guidelines. -19 designated as deaths. The directions of the Center and the Supreme Court, the release said.
With 4,673 more people recovering from the virus since Wednesday, the total recoveries in the state reached 64,21,042 and active cases came down to 19,051, the release said.
36,061 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Among 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of cases with 432 cases, followed by Ernakulam (354) and Kottayam (213), the release said.
Of the new cases, 25 were health workers, 10 from outside the state and 2,093 were infected through contact with its source in 94, which was not clear in 94, the release said.
At present 83,309 people are under observation in various districts, of which 81,767 are in home or institutional quarantine and 1,542 are in hospitals, the release said.