THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Test positivity rate in the
state climbed to
10.6% on Sunday with 4,905 new cases reported from
46,116 samples tested.
Among the fresh cases, 4,307 including 44 healthcare workers were infected through contact while 471 cases were of unknown sources. Meanwhile, 3,463 recoveries were also reported on the day.
To date, 6,72,196 people have recovered from Covid-19 in the state 65,169 under treatment. The toll in the state reached 2,977 after 25 recent were confirmed as Covid-related.
Ernakulam reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases on the day, 605, followed by Kozhikode, 579, Malappuram, 517, Kottayam, 509, Kollam, 501, Pathanamthitta, 389, Thrissur, 384, Thiruvananthapuram, 322, Kannur, 289, Alappuzha, 231, Wayanad, 231, Palakkad, 230, Idukki, 81 and Kasaragod, 37.
The district-wise tally of contact cases: Ernakulam, 518, Kozhikode, 548, Malappuram, 480, Kottayam, 466, Kollam, 484, Pathanamthitta, 297, Thrissur, 371, Thiruvananthapuram, 246, Kannur, 240, Alappuzha, 216, Wayanad, 221, Palakkad, 108, Idukki, 77 and Kasaragod, 35.
Most cases among healthcare workers were reported from Kannur, 11, followed by Ernakulam, nine, Pathanamthitta and Kozhikode, five each, Thiruvananthapuram and Wayanad, three each, Kollam and Palakkad, two each, and Kottayam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kasaragod, one each.
The highest number of recoveries were reported from Malappuram, 503, followed by Ernakulam 450, Kozhikode 447, Palakkad 327, Thrissur 257, Thiruvananthapuram 248, Kottayam 239, Alappuzha 208, Kollam 185, Wayanad 162, Kannur 158, Pathanamthitta 148, Idukki 78, and Kasaragod 53. There are 2,56,614 people under isolation in the state, including 2,43,465 under home or institutional quarantine and 13,149 people admitted to hospitals with symptoms.