401 of 499 +ve cases recovered

TNN | May 4, 2020, 04:50 IST

Textile shops that have been permitted to operate are using masks as a marketing tool. A scene from M G Road in Kochi on Sunday. Photo: R K Sreejith

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Thiruvananthapuram: It was a day of relief for the state as no positive case was reported in the state on Sunday. Till date, 499 positive cases have been reported in the state, of which 401 people have been discharged. Only 95 positive cases are under treatment now.
Of the 32,217 samples that have been collected from the suspected cases, 31,611 samples have been tested negative. From the priority groups like health workers, police personnel and health volunteers, 2,391 samples were collected, of which 1,683 have been tested negative. The remaining results are expected in a day or two.
At present, 21,720 people have been put under observation, of which 21,332 are in home quarantine and 388 people with suspected symptoms have been admitted to the designated isolation facilities of hospitals across the state.
One person was tested negative in the state from Kannur. A total of 37 active positive cases are undergoing treatment in Kannur now, followed by Kottayam with 18 active cases and Idukki and Kollam with 12 active cases each.
More number of people under observation is in Palakkad with 3,036 suspected cases, Thiruvananthapuram 2696 people and Kannur 2544 people. Pathanamthitta which was the nerve centre of Covid-19 initially now has only 127 people under observation, of which only five people are in the hospital.
Four more local bodies have been included in the hotspots of the state. Mananthavady in Wayanad, Edakattuvayal and Manjalloor in Ernakulam, Santhanapara in Idukki are the new hotpots. Now the state has 88 hotspots.