Kerala: 13,658 new Covid cases, 142 deaths on Wednesday

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state on Wednesday recorded 13,658 fresh Covid-19 cases and 142 Covid-related deaths, taking the total toll to13,235.
The office of health minister Veena George here informed that 1,40,727 samples were tested on Wednesday and the test positivity for the day was 9.71. So far, a total of 2,30,73,669 samples have been tested.
The district wise breakup of Covid positive cases reported for the day is as follows. Malappuram (1,610), Thrissur (1,500), Thiruvananthapuram (1,470), Ernakulam (1,448), Palakkad (1,273), Kozhikode (1,254), Kollam (1,245), Alappuzha (833), Kasaragod (709), Kannur (634), Kottayam ( 583), Pathanamthitta (457), Wayanad (372) and Idukki (270).
Among those tested positive on Wednesday, 69 have come from outside the state, 12,833 have contracted the disease through contact and the source of 689 people are unknown.
As many as 67 health workers tested positive for Covid-19 and the district wise breakup of the same is as follows: Kannur
(13), Kollam and Kasaragod (8 each), Thiruvananthapuram
(7), Ernakulam and Palakkad (6 each), Pathanamthitta (5), Kottayam (4), Thrissur and Wayanad (3 each), Malappuram (2) and Idukki and Kozhikode (1 each).
As many as 3,88,903 are currently under quarantine in the state and of this 3,64,100 are under institutional/home quarantine and 24,803 are in hospitals. A total of 2,234 were admitted to hospitals on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, TPR-based restrictions continue to be in place in the state. There are 313 local bodies with TPR under 8, 545 LSGIs with TPR between 8 and 16 and 152 local bodies with TPR between16 and 24. As many as 24 local bodies have TPR above 24.