Out of 97,000 samples in Kerala, 17,681 test COVID positive; TPR at 18.21% | Thiruvananthapuram News – Times of India

Thiruvananthapuram: The state witnessed 17,681 positive cases out of 97,070 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate is 18.21%.
Meanwhile, 208 COVID-19 The death toll in the state has risen to 22,987. At the same time, 25,588 patients have recovered from the disease.
Of the new cases, 16,656 cases have been infected by local transmission. The contact source of infection for 881 could not be traced. Of those infected, 97 are health professionals and 47 have come from outside the state.
Thiruvananthapuram The highest number of cases were reported with 2,143, followed by Kottayam (1,702). Kozhikode (1,680), Ernakulam (1,645), Thrissur (1,567), Palakkad (1,558), Malappuram (1,372), Kollam (1,348), Alappuzha (969), Kannur (967), Wayanad (869), Pathanamthitta (821) Idukki (654) and Kasaragod (386).
The total active cases currently stand at 1,90,750, of which 13.7% are either admitted in hospitals or other treatment centres.
The district-wise breakup of patients who tested negative is Ernakulam (3,377), Kozhikode (3,368), Malappuram (2,864), Thrissur (2,807), Thiruvananthapuram (1,888), Palakkad (1,855), Kannur (1,767), Alappuzha (1,520). , Kottayam (1,485), Kollam (1,175), Pathanamthitta (1,161), Idukki (1,019), Wayanad (956) and Kasaragod (346).
A total of 5,61,239 persons are currently under observation in various districts, of which 5,33,190 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres, and 28,049 are in isolation in hospitals.
As per the weekly transition population ratio, 2507 wards of 678 local bodies have a WIPR of more than 8%. Strict lockdown restrictions have been implemented in these wards.

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