41,668 fresh Covid-19 cases registered in Kerala, 106 deaths Thiruvananthapuram News – Times of India

The health department said that the state tested 95,218 samples in the last 24 hours and there are 2,23,548 active Covid-19 cases.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala on Friday reported 41,668 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total caseload to 55,29,566, a day after registering 46,387 cases, the highest single-day spike since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020.
The health department said that the state tested 95,218 samples in the last 24 hours and there are 2,23,548 active Covid-19 cases.
However, a matter of relief for the state’s health sector, only 3 per cent are admitted in hospitals.
On Friday, 106 people died in Kerala, taking the death toll to 51,607.
Of today’s fatalities, 33 were recorded in the last few days and 73 were designated as Covid-19 deaths after receiving an appeal based on the Centre’s new guidelines and the Supreme Court’s directions.
Among the districts, Thiruvananthapuram saw 7,896 new cases, followed by Ernakulam with 7,339 and Kozhikode reported 4,143 new cases.
Of those found infected, 139 reached the state from outside, while 36,693 contracted the disease due to their contact.
The source of infection of 4,468 is yet to be ascertained. 368 health workers are also included among the infected.
Meanwhile, today 17,053 people have recovered from the infection, taking the total number of recoveries to 52,76,647.