2,885 new cases & 1,944 recoveries today, total 28,802 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 12: Covid-19 was confirmed in 2,885 persons in Kerala today even as 1,944 patients under treatment for the same have recovered from the disease. Of those diagnosed today, 2,640 were cases of local transmission and the source of infection of 287 was not traceable. 42 are returnees from abroad and 137 from other states. 55 healthcare workers were also infected by Coronavirus.
15 recent deaths were confirmed today as due to Covid. The deceased are Francis Joseph (84) & Varghese (58) from Thrissur district; Bhagavati (78), James (76), Padmanabhan Potty (101), Ruhiya Beevi (76), Isha Beevi (72) & Vijayalakshmi Amma (88) from Thiruvananthapuram district; Kadishabi (73), Abdul Latheef (56) & Muhammad (67) from Kozhikode district, Humsa (65) & Khadeeja (45) from Palakkad district, Maideen M K (60) from Ernakulam district and Kuttu (88) from Malappuram district. This takes the Covid related death toll in the State to 425. Further deaths will be confirmed after more tests at NIV, Alappuzha.
The district-wise figures for those who tested positive today are Thiruvananthapuram 566, Malappuram 310, Kozhikode 286, Kollam 265, Kannur 207, Ernakulam 188, Palakkad 184, Thrissur 172, Kottayam 166, Alappuzha 163, Kasargod 150, Pathanamthitta 88, Idukki 86 and Wayanad 54.
The district-wise numbers for those infected through contact are Thiruvananthapuram 541, Malappuram 286, Kozhikode 265, Kollam 253, Kannur 190, Thrissur 164, Kottayam & Ernakulam 159 each, Palakkad 157, Kasaragod 149, Alappuzha 148, Pathanamthitta 64, Idukki 57 and Wayanad 48.
There are 18 infected healthcare workers in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam 10, Kollam 7, Thrissur 6, Kannur 5, Malappuram & Kozhikode three each; Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta and Palakkad one each. 11 INHS personnel in Ernakulam district were also infected by the disease.
The district-wise count of the patients who tested negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 393, Kollam 131, Pathanamthitta 54, Alappuzha 146, Kottayam 138, Idukki 28, Ernakulam 233, Thrissur 135, Palakkad 39, Malappuram 201, Kozhikode 176, Wayanad 31, Kannur 135 and Kasaragod 104.
Till now, 75,848 have been cured of Covid in the State and at present, 28,802 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals.
A total of 2,03,300 persons are under observation in various districts of the state, 1,81,123 under home or institutional quarantine and 22,177 in hospitals. 2,576 people were admitted to the hospitals today.
43,954 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 20,99,549 samples have been sent for testing, including 1,88,549 samples from high exposure groups as part of Sentinel Surveillance.
19 new places were demarcated as hotspots today while 10 were exempted. There are 603 hotspots in Kerala now.