Total 77,390 active cases

58,221 sample tests in last 24 hours

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 12: Covid-19 was confirmed in 5,804 persons in Kerala today even as 6,201 patients recovered from the disease. 4,988 people were infected through contact and the contact source for infection of 643 was not traceable. There were 55 health staffers among those infected. Meanwhile, 26 deaths were confirmed today as due to Covid-19 taking the death toll in the State to 1,822.

During the last 24 hours, 58,221 samples were tested and the test positivity rate was 9.97%. A total of 53,65,288 samples have so far been sent for testing,

The number of people who tested positive for Coronavirus district-wise are Kozhikode 799, Ernakulam 756, Thrissur 677, Malappuram 588, Kollam 489, Alappuzha 468, Thiruvananthapuram 439, Palakkad 438, Kottayam 347, Kannur 240, Pathanamthitta 189, Idukki 187, Wayanad 106 and Kasaragod 81. 118 of those diagnosed with the disease have travelled to the state from outside.

The figures for the locally transmitted cases in the districts are Kozhikode 766, Ernakulam 558, Thrissur 658, Malappuram 562, Kollam 476, Alappuzha 462, Thiruvananthapuram 316, Palakkad 235, Kottayam 345, Kannur 139, Pathanamthitta 140, Idukki 154, Wayanad 104 and Kasaragod 73.

The numbers of infected healthcare workers from the districts are Thiruvananthapuram 13, Ernakulam 11, Kannur 7, Pathanamthitta & Kozhikode 5 each, Kollam & Thrissur 3 each; Idukki, Palakkad & Kasaragod 2 each, and Kottayam & Malappuram 1 each.

The district-wise figures of the patients who tested negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 727, Kollam 613, Pathanamthitta 89, Alappuzha 415, Kottayam 317, Idukki 78, Ernakulam 707, Thrissur 866, Palakkad 338, Malappuram 522, Kozhikode 781, Wayanad 160, Kannur 431 and Kasaragod 157.

At present, there are 77,390 patients undergoing treatment while a total of 4,34,730 people have so far been cured of Covid in Kerala.

There are 3,16,923 people totally under isolation in various districts of the state – 2,98,448 under home or institutional quarantine and 18,475 in hospitals. 2,130 persons were admitted to the hospitals today.

11 places were declared as hotspots in Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Wayanad, Kollam and Malappuram districts even as 15 areas were exempted. Now there are 616 hotspots in the State.