Kerala records highest single-day spike of 43,529 COVID cases, 95 deaths
Thiruvananthapuram: Covid has confirmed 43,529 cases in Kerala today. 1,46,320 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate is 29.75. A total of 1,74,18,696 samples have been tested so far, including routine samples, sentinel samples, CBNAT, Trunat, POCT PCR, RT-LAMP and antigen testing.
Those who are positive, district wise figures
Ernakulam 6410
Malappuram 5388
Kozhikode 4418
Thiruvananthapuram 4284
Thrissur 3994
Palakkad 3520
Kollam 3350
Kottayam 2904
Alappuzha 2601
Kannur 2346
Pathanamthitta 1339
Idukki 1305
Kasargod 969
Wayanad 701
Survivors, District wise statistics
Thiruvananthapuram 2338
Kollam 2815
Pathanamthitta 1264
Alappuzha 2518
Kottayam 2171
Idukki 1287
Ernakulam 4474
Thrissur 2319
Palakkad 3100
Malappuram 3946
Kozhikode 5540
Wayanad 446
Kannur 1907
Kasargod 475
No one from the UK, South Africa or Brazil has confirmed Kovid-19 in the past 24 hours. Kovid 19 has so far been confirmed by 125 people from the UK (115), South Africa (9) and Brazil (1). Of these, 123 tested negative. A total of 11 people were diagnosed with the genetically modified virus.
Today, it has been confirmed that 95 deaths in the last few days are due to covid-19. This brings the total death toll to 6053. Today, 241 of those diagnosed with the disease are from outside the state. 40,133 people were infected through contact. Contact source for 3010 is not clear. Ernakulam 6247, Malappuram 5185, Kozhikode 4341, Thiruvananthapuram 3964, Thrissur 3962, Palakkad 1428, Kollam 3336, Kottayam 2744, Alappuzha 2596, Kannur 2151, Pathanamthitta 1285, Idukki 1277, Kasargod 943 and Wayanad 674 were affected by the disease.
A total of 145 health workers were affected by the disease. Health workers from Kannur 33, Thrissur 23, Ernakulam 15, Palakkad, Kasargod 11 each, Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode, Wayanad 10 each, Kollam 8, Kottayam 2, Alappuzha and Idukki 1 each were affected. A total of 34,600 people were diagnosed with the disease and cured.
With this, 4,32,789 people have been diagnosed with the disease and are still undergoing treatment. 15,71,738 have so far been freed from covid. There are currently 10,01,647 people under surveillance in various districts of the state. Of these, 9,67,211 are under home / institutional quarantine and 34,436 in hospitals. A total of 3593 people were newly admitted to the hospital. Today there are 5 new hotspots. 75 areas were excluded from the hotspot. There are currently a total of 740 hotspots.
