Covid death toll crosses 10,000 in Kerala; 9,313 cases reported on Monday

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 9,313 new Covid cases on Monday, informed a press release issued by the health department. With 221 new fatalities, the death toll mounted to 10,157. Test positivity rate was recorded at 13.2 per cent.

Positive
Thiruvananthapuram 1481
Palakkad 1028
Ernakulam 968
Thrissur 925
Malappuram 908
Kollam 862
Alappuzha 803
Kozhikode 659
Kottayam 464
Kannur 439
Idukki 234
Kasaragod 215
Pathanamthitta 199
Wayanad 128

Negative
Thiruvananthapuram 2275
Kollam 1603
Pathanamthitta 706
Alappuzha 1535
Kottayam 1009
Idukki 904
Ernakulam 2546
Thrissur 1325
Palakkad 1550
Malappuram 5237
Kozhikode 1508
Wayanad 306
Kannur 866
Kasaragod 551

Of those confirmed, 52 came from outside the state. 8570 people were affected by contact. The source of contact with 645 people is unclear. The contact swells are Thiruvananthapuram 1386, Palakkad 599, Ernakulam 925, Thrissur 919, Malappuram 883, Kollam 853, Alappuzha 794, Kozhikode 645, Kottayam 438, Kannur 401, Idukki 218, Kasaragod 210, Pathanamthitta 186 and Wayanad 113.

Forty-six health workers were infected. Kannur 11, Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam 6 each, Kollam, Kasaragod 4 each, Wayanad 3, Thrissur, Palakkad 2 each, Alappuzha and Kottayam 1 each. With this, 147,830 people have been diagnosed with the disease and are being treated. 24,83,992 people have so far recovered from covid.

There are now 6,32,868 persons under observation in various districts. Of these, 5,93,807 are under observation in house/institutional quarantine and 39,061 in hospitals. 2297 people were newly admitted to the hospital. No new hots, 2 areas excluded. There are currently 889 hotspots.