Kerala Covid cases cross 30K mark for second time after May 20; TPR touched an alarming 19%
Kerala on Wednesday recorded 31,445 new COVID-19 cases and 215 deaths, taking the total infection count to 38,83,429 and the death toll to 19,972 so far. The last time the state crossed the 30,000-mark was on May 20 when it reported 30,491 cases. According to a release by the state government, the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) increased further on Wednesday and crossed the 19 per cent mark.
Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases with 4,048, followed by Thrissur (3,865), Kozhikode (3,680), Malappuram (3,502), Palakkad (2,562), Kollam (2,479), Kottayam (2,050), Kannur ( 1,930), Alappuzha (1,874), Thiruvananthapuram (1,700), Idukki (1,166), Pathanamthitta (1,008) and Wayanad (962).
After the Onam festival, medical experts had predicted that the TPR would exceed 20 per cent and the number of infections would rise further. Since July 27, after the Bakrid celebrations, when restrictions were eased for a few days, Kerala has been reporting more than 20,000 cases or nearly 20,000 cases almost every day.
The release further said that since Tuesday, 20,271 people have been cured of the infection, taking the total number of cured people to 36,92,628 and the number of active cases to 1,70,292. In the last 24 hours, 1,65,273 samples were tested and the TPR was found to be 19.03 percent. So far 3,06,19,046 samples have been tested.
Of the new cases, 123 were health workers, 138 from outside the state and 29,608 were infected through contact, in 1,576 cases the source of contact was not clear, the release said.
Presently 4,70,860 people are under observation in various districts. Of these, 4,44,278 are in home or institutional quarantine and 26,582 are in hospitals.
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