Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala continued to register significant growth in COVID-19 The number of cases rose to 55,74,702 after 45,136 new positive cases were reported on Saturday.
Kerala had recorded 41,668 new logs on Friday coronavirus cases, a day after registering 46,387 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike since the outbreak of global pandemic in 2020.
The Health Department said that the state has recorded 1,00735 . had tested samples There are 2,47,227 active COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and in Kerala.
Meanwhile, 21,324 people were cured of the disease on Saturday, taking the total number of cured people to 52,97,971.
Kerala recorded 132 deaths today, taking the death toll to 51,739.
Of today’s fatalities, 70 were recorded in the last few days, while 62 were designated as Covid-19 deaths after receiving an appeal based on the Centre’s new guidelines and the Supreme Court’s directions.
“Out of the total active cases, only three per cent patients are admitted in hospitals,” the health department said in a release.
Among the districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest number of new infections on Saturday – -8,143, followed by Thiruvananthapuram at 7,430 and Thrissur at 5,120.
3,85,516 persons are under observation, out of which 8,430 are in isolation wards of various hospitals.
Of those found infected today, the health department said 128 arrived in the state from outside, while 42,340 contracted the disease through their contact. The source of infection of 2,225 is yet to be ascertained and 443 health workers are also among the infected.
Kerala had recorded 41,668 new logs on Friday coronavirus cases, a day after registering 46,387 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike since the outbreak of global pandemic in 2020.
The Health Department said that the state has recorded 1,00735 . had tested samples There are 2,47,227 active COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and in Kerala.
Meanwhile, 21,324 people were cured of the disease on Saturday, taking the total number of cured people to 52,97,971.
Kerala recorded 132 deaths today, taking the death toll to 51,739.
Of today’s fatalities, 70 were recorded in the last few days, while 62 were designated as Covid-19 deaths after receiving an appeal based on the Centre’s new guidelines and the Supreme Court’s directions.
“Out of the total active cases, only three per cent patients are admitted in hospitals,” the health department said in a release.
Among the districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest number of new infections on Saturday – -8,143, followed by Thiruvananthapuram at 7,430 and Thrissur at 5,120.
3,85,516 persons are under observation, out of which 8,430 are in isolation wards of various hospitals.
Of those found infected today, the health department said 128 arrived in the state from outside, while 42,340 contracted the disease through their contact. The source of infection of 2,225 is yet to be ascertained and 443 health workers are also among the infected.
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