State records 1,211 positive cases

Thiruvananthapuram: The total Covid-19 cases reported in the state capital has now become 7,145 of which 3,213 are active cases. The state reported 1,211 more new cases of which 1,057 are contact cases. The total number of cases reported in the state has become 34,331, of which 12,347 are active cases.
Two more deaths were recorded on Sunday; Abdul Khader (67) from Kasaragod who died on August 4 and K V Rafi (64) from Ernakulam who died on August 6 are the deceased. The total number of deaths in the state have become 109.
While 970 persons have recovered from the disease, the source of 103 people who acquired the infection through contacts have not yet been traced. As many as 76 cases are returnees from foreign countries and 78 from other states.
The state capital continues to record the highest number of positives with 292 more new cases reported in the day. Malappuram reported 170 cases, 139 from Kottayam, 110 in Alappuzha, 106 from Kollam, 78 in Palakkad, 69 from Kozhikode, 56 in Kasaragod, 54 from Ernakulam, 41 in Kannur, 30 from Pathanamthitta, 25 in Wayanad, 24 from Thrissur and 17 are from Idukki.
Those infected through contacts are 281 in Thiruvananthapuram, 145 in Malappuram, 115 in Kottayam, 99 in Alappuzha, 88 in Kollam, 56 in Kozhikode, 49 each in Palakkad and Kasargod, 48 in Ernakulam, 28 in Kannur, 24 in Wayanad, 17 in Thrissur, 14 in Idukki and 13 in Pathanamthitta.
Among the contact cases 27 are healthcare workers; five in Thrissur, four each in Kollam, Ernakulam and Kozhikode, three in Thiruvananthapuram, two each in Palakkad and Kannur, and one each in Malappuram, Wayanad and Kasaragod. One Air India Express cabin crew member in Malappuram, two DSC personnel in Kannur and an INHS personnel in Ernakulam are also among those infected through contacts.
At present, five districts have more than thousand active cases. Thiruvananthapuram (3,213), Malappuram (1,191), Kozhikode (1,191), Ernakulam (1,158) and Alappuzha (1,050).
So far, 21,836 people have been cured from coronavirus infection and presently there are 12,347 active cases undergoing treatment at various designated hospitals.
As many as 1,49,357 people under observation in various districts of the state, 1,37,615 in home or institutional quarantine and 11,742 in hospitals. 1,278 persons were hospitalized on Sunday.
In the last 24 hours, 22,745 samples were tested. A total of 9,84,208 samples have so far been sent for testing and the results of 4,989 samples are awaited. As part of sentinel surveillance, 1,37,683 samples were collected from priority groups, including health workers, guest workers, and individuals with greater social contact and the testing of 1,193 samples are in process.
There has been an increase in the total number of hotspots in the state to 524 as 34 new places were demarcated as hotspots while eight were excluded.