128 Covid deaths in Kerala on Thursday, 30,491 new cases

128 Covid deaths in Kerala on Thursday, 30,491 new cases

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A police officer imposes fine on those who violated lockdown restrictions at Palluruthy in Ernakulan on Thursday
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state on Thursday confirmed 128 more Covid-19 fatalities taking the toll to 6,852. The test positivity rate was 23.18% and 30,491 fresh cases were reported on the day.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that even as the lockdown was yielding results it was no time to relax.
"The situation hasn’t improved to a level for us to lower our guards," he said.
Malappuram reported the most cases, 4,746 on the day followed by Thiruvananthapuram, 3,969 and Ernakulam, 3,336. The number of positive cases reported in other districts: Kollam, 2,639, Thrissur, 2,231, Palakkad, 2,560, Kozhikode, 2,207, Alappuzha, 2,462, Kottayam, 1,826, Kannur, 1,433, Idukki, 846, Pathanamthitta, 991, Kasaragod, 728 and Wayanad, 517.
Among those who tested positive on the day, 172 had arrived from other states while 28,176 persons got the disease through contacts and the source of 2,042 people who contracted the virus is unknown.
The number of people who got the disease through contact in each of the districts is as follows: Malappuram, 4,538, Thiruvananthapuram, 3,699, Ernakulam, 3,243, Kollam, 2,620, Thrissur, 2,217, Palakkad, 1,260, Kozhikode, 2,121, Alappuzha, 2,423, Kottayam, 1,730, Kannur, 1,330, Idukki, 798, Pathanamthitta, 956, Kasaragod, 716, and Wayanad, 505.
At least 101 healthcare workers tested positive on the day with Kannur accounting for 18 cases followed by Ernakulam, 13, Kollam, 11, Palakkad and Kasargod, 10 each, Thiruvananthapuram, nine, Pathanamthitta, eight, Thrissur, and Wayanad, six each, Kozhikode, four, Idukki, three, Alappuzha, two and Malappuram, one. As many as 44,369 people who were under treatment turned Covid negative on the day while 3,17,850 are still undergoing treatment for Covid-19 in the state.
There are 9,99,338 persons under observation in the state, of whom 9,60,653 are under home/institutional quarantine and 38,685 are in hospitals, including 3,972 new admissions.
The state has 866 hotspots with the addition of five places on Thursday.
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