In the last 24 hours, 1,34,196 samples were tested in Kerala and the test positive rate (TPR) was 13.87%. (file photo)
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Sunday reported 18,607 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 93 deaths, taking the total tally so far to 35,52,525 and 17,747 respectively.
Since Saturday, 20,108 people have been cured of the infection.
An official press release said that the total number of people who have recovered so far is 33,57,687 and the number of active cases is 1,76,572.
In the last 24 hours, 1,34,196 samples were tested and the test positive rate (TPR) was 13.87%.
So far 2,85,14,136 samples have been tested, the release said.
Some of the worst affected districts in the state were: Malappuram (3,051 cases), Thrissur (2,472), Kozhikode (2,467), Ernakulam (2,216), Palakkad (1,550), Kollam (1,075), Kannur (1,012), Kottayam (942) )), Alappuzha (941) and Thiruvananthapuram (933).
Of the new cases, 84 were health workers, 116 from outside the state and 17,610 were infected through exposure to a source of contact, which was not apparent in 797 cases, the release said.
A total of 4,90,858 people are now under observation in various districts. Of these, 4,61,530 were in home or institutional quarantine and 29,328 in hospitals.
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