Thiruvananthapuram: Covid-19 was detected in 5,718 persons in Kerala today while 5,496 patients have recovered from the disease. 4,991 people including 60 healthcare workers were infected through contact and the contact source of infection for 572 was unknown. Meanwhile, 29 deaths were confirmed today as due to Covid and the related death toll in the State is now 2,358.
57,456 samples were tested during the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate is 9.95. A total of 64,96,210 samples have so far been sent for testing.
The district-wise numbers for the new positive cases are Malappuram 943, Kozhikode 773, Kottayam 570, Thrissur 528, Ernakulam 486, Palakkad 447, Alappuzha 394, Kollam 318, Thiruvananthapuram 279, Kannur 275, Idukki 216, Wayanad 180, Pathanamthitta 163 and Kasargod 146. Of those diagnosed with the disease, 95 have travelled to the state from outside.
The count of the locally transmitted cases in the districts are Malappuram 903, Kozhikode 735, Kottayam 559, Thrissur 512, Ernakulam 359, Palakkad 234, Alappuzha 376, Kollam 314, Thiruvananthapuram 174, Kannur 223, Idukki 177, Wayanad 172, Pathanamthitta 115 and Kasaragod 138.
The numbers of the infected medical staff from the districts are Kannur 13, Thiruvananthapuram 8, Thrissur & Ernakulam 7, Palakkad 6, Pathanamthitta 5, Malappuram 4, Kozhikode 3; Idukki, Wayanad & Kasargod 2 each and Kollam 1.
The district-wise figures of the patients whose test results were negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 451, Kollam 662, Pathanamthitta 130, Alappuzha 548, Kottayam 500, Idukki 109, Ernakulam 440, Thrissur 377, Palakkad 444, Malappuram 796, Kozhikode 554, Wayanad 139, Kannur 276 and Kasaragod 70.
At present, there are 61,401 patients still undergoing treatment for Coronavirus infection while a total of 5,61,874 people have so far been cured of the illness.
There are 3,14,029 persons totally under isolation in various districts of the state – 2,98,929 under home or institutional quarantine and 15,100 in hospitals. 1,726 persons were hospitalised today.
Six new hotspots were declared today while 38 areas were exempted thus bringing down the total number of hotspots in Kerala to 444.