Covid-19: 34,694 more positive cases in Kerala, death toll climbs to 6,244

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state reported 34,694 Covid-19 positive cases on Friday. The total active cases have climbed to 4,42,194 and the TPR was 26.41%. In the last 24 hours 1,31,375 samples were tested.
At the same time, 31,319 patients have recovered from the disease. Meanwhile, 93 deaths occurred in the last few days were confirmed as due to Covid-19, taking the related death toll in the state to 6,244.
Among the new cases, 32,248 have been infected through local spread. The source of infection was not traceable for 2,076. There are 112 healthcare professionals among those infected and 258 people have arrived from outside the state.
Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of cases — 4,567. A total of 115 people returned from the UK, nine people who returned from South Africa and one person who came from Brazil, have turned Covid-19 positive. Till date 11 among them have been diagnosed with the new strain and 114 have been tested negative of the new strain.
So far 16,36,790 people have recovered from Coronavirus infection as 4,42,194 patients are still undergoing treatment. A total of 1,76,89,727 samples have been tested till now.