Thiruvananthapuram: 5,051 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Kerala today along with 5,638 patient recoveries. 4,489 were cases of local transmission and the contact source of infection was unknown for 448. There were 36 healthcare workers among those infected.
Meanwhile, 25 deaths in the last few days were confirmed today as due to Covid and the death toll in the state is now 3,234.
60,613 samples were tested during the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate is 8.83%. A total of 82,85,394 samples have so far been sent for testing.
At present, there are 64,445 patients undergoing treatment for Coronavirus infection in the state while a total of 7,28,060 people have so far recovered from the disease.
There are 1,93,370 persons totally under quarantine in various districts of the state, at home or institutional quarantine centres and in isolation at hospitals.
There are currently 446 hotspots in Kerala.