Surge continues with 1,968 new cases, 9 more deaths

Thiruvananthapuram: Denoting a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases and fatality rate in the state, 1,968 more new cases and nine deaths were reported on Thursday. With this the total number of cases has risen to 52,199 with 192 deaths. The last 10 days alone saw 16,684 positive cases and 75 deaths.
With 1,217 patients recovering on the day, the number of active cases has become 18,123. Of the new cases, 71 are returnees from foreign countries and 109 from other states. Of the 1,788 local transmission cases reported, 48 are health workers and three are Coast Guard personnel of INSH.
The nine deaths confirmed were Mohanan, 68 from Kozhikode and Mahad, 48, Basheer, 44, Rajan, 84, Krishnankutty Nair, 73, Lawrence, 69, Mohana Kumaran Nair, 58, Mershali, 75, and Manikandan, 72, from Thiruvananthapuram.
Among the newly reported cases, 429 are from Thiruvananthapuram. The rest of the infected are from Malappuram (356), Alappuzha (198), Ernakulam (150), Kozhikode (130), Kottayam (124), Pathanamthitta (119), Kasaragod (91), Kollam (86), Kannur (78), Thrissur (72), Palakkad (65), Idukki (35) and Wayanad (35).
The cases reported through local transmission are Thiruvananthapuram (394), Malappuram (328), Alappuzha (182), Ernakulam (138), Kottayam (115), Kozhikode (108), Pathanamthitta (95), Kollam (79), Kasargod (79), Thrissur (67), Kannur (66), Palakkad (34), Idukki (29) and Wayanad (23).
The infected healthcare workers are 21 in Thiruvananthapuram, nine in Malappuram, four each in Ernakulam and Kozhikode, three in Kasaragod two each in Kollam, Thrissur and Kannur, and one in Palakkad.
The state capital reported the highest number of positive cases till date 11,411.
So far, 33,828 people have recovered from the illness. Currently 1,73,189 people under observation across the state, of which 14,646 are in hospitals. On Thursday, 2,198 people were admitted to hospitals.
Meanwhile, the number of tests has been increased with 37,010 samples being tested in the last 24 hours. A total of 13,12,992 samples have been sent for testing so far.
The number of hotspots stands at 585 after 31 new places were declared as hotspots.