Health workers preparing to collect swab samples for COVID-19 tests in Kerala
Kerala recorded 6,409 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases in the state to 50,27,318. The death toll rose to 34,362 with 47 new deaths.
The number of people who have recovered from the infection since Monday stood at 6,319, taking the total recoveries to 49,21,312 and active cases to 71,020, an official press release said.
The state health department said 68,692 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Among the 14 districts, Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of 972 cases, followed by Kollam (789) and Ernakulam (767).
Of the new cases, 32 were health workers, 23 were from outside the state and 5,988 were infected by contact, of 366 whose source was not clear.
At present, 2,27,732 people are under observation in various districts, of which 2,21,995 are in home or institutional quarantine and 5,737 are in hospitals.
(with PTI input)
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