THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state has reported 5,427 cases from 49,183 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate (TPR) is at 11.03%.
With 48 more deaths in the past few days being recorded as Covid deaths and 44 deaths added from the appeals received, the death toll has climbed to 64,145.
The total active cases are 66,018, of which 6% of the people are admitted either in hospitals or other treatment centers. At the same time, 14,334 patients have recovered from the disease.
Of the new cases, 5,023 got infected through local contacts, and source of infection for 338 is unknown. Among the people who had come from outside the state, 29 tested positive, and 37 healthcare workers also tested positive.
Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of cases – 841, followed by Ernakulam (767), Kollam (537), Kottayam (456), Kozhikode (428), Thrissur (386), Alappuzha (321) and Idukki (305).
The district-wise breakup of patients who tested negative is as follows – Kollam (2,321), Ernakulam (1,659), Thiruvananthapuram (1,311), Kottayam (1,287), Thrissur (1,169), Idukki (1,090), Malappuram (1,039), Alappuzha (1,003) and Kozhikode (966).
There are 1,70,962 persons presently under observation in various districts, of which 1,67,141 are at home/institutional quarantine centers and 3,821 are in isolation at hospitals.
With 48 more deaths in the past few days being recorded as Covid deaths and 44 deaths added from the appeals received, the death toll has climbed to 64,145.
The total active cases are 66,018, of which 6% of the people are admitted either in hospitals or other treatment centers. At the same time, 14,334 patients have recovered from the disease.
Of the new cases, 5,023 got infected through local contacts, and source of infection for 338 is unknown. Among the people who had come from outside the state, 29 tested positive, and 37 healthcare workers also tested positive.
Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of cases – 841, followed by Ernakulam (767), Kollam (537), Kottayam (456), Kozhikode (428), Thrissur (386), Alappuzha (321) and Idukki (305).
The district-wise breakup of patients who tested negative is as follows – Kollam (2,321), Ernakulam (1,659), Thiruvananthapuram (1,311), Kottayam (1,287), Thrissur (1,169), Idukki (1,090), Malappuram (1,039), Alappuzha (1,003) and Kozhikode (966).
There are 1,70,962 persons presently under observation in various districts, of which 1,67,141 are at home/institutional quarantine centers and 3,821 are in isolation at hospitals.
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