3,382 new COVID-19 cases, 117 deaths in Kerala
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- Of the new cases, 30 were health workers, 8 from outside the state and 3,103 were infected by contact.
- Presently 1,56,786 people are under observation in various districts.
- With 5,779 more people getting cured since Sunday, the total number of recoveries reached 50,51,998.
Fresh COVID-19 cases in Kerala on Monday decreased to 3,382, taking the total caseload to 51,25,262. The state also recorded 117 deaths, taking the death toll to 39,955, an official release said. Kerala had registered 4,350 cases on November 28.
With 5,779 more people recovering from the virus since Sunday, the total recoveries reached 50,51,998 and active cases came down to 44,487, it said. Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam reported the maximum number of 666 cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (527) and Kozhikode (477).
Out of the 117 deaths, 59 were designated as COVID-19 deaths in the last few days and 58 after receiving an appeal based on fresh guidelines of the Center and directions of the Supreme Court, the release said. Was.
In the last 24 hours, 44,638 samples were tested. Of the new cases, 30 were health workers, 8 from outside the state and 3,103 were infected by contact, in 241 the source was not clear.
At present, 1,56,786 people are under observation in various districts, of which 1,52,086 are in home or institutional quarantine and 4,700 in hospitals, the release said.
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