9,066 fresh Kovid-19 cases in Kerala, state’s total death toll crosses 50,000 Thiruvananthapuram News – Times of India

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala A sharp jump was seen in fresh prices on Tuesday covid-19 case The caseload increased to 52,91,280 with the state reporting 9,066 new infections.
According to a government release, the state also reported 296 deaths, taking the total death toll in the state over the 50,000 mark to 50,053.
Of the deaths, 19 were recorded in the last few days and 277 were designated as covid-19 deaths After receiving the appeal based on the new guidelines of the Center and the directions of the Supreme Court.
With 2,064 more people being cured of the virus since Monday, the total number of cured people has reached 52,05,210.
Although the number of recoveries was very low in comparison to the new Covid-19 cases, the active cases in the state rose to 44,441, the release said.
63,898 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Among 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram reported 2,200 fresh cases, followed by Ernakulam (1,478), Thrissur (943) and Kozhikode (801).
Of the new cases, 113 were health workers, 127 from outside the state and 8,198 were infected by exposure to its source in 628, the release said.
At present, 1,27,790 people are under observation in various districts, of which 1,24,903 are in home or institutional quarantine and 2,887 are in hospitals, the release said.

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