Total 84,995 active cases
71,270 sample tests in last 24 hours
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 04: 8,516 new active cases of Covid-19 were reported in Kerala today while 8,206 patients have recovered from the disease. 7,473 people were infected through contact and the contact source for 879 was unknown. There were 67 medical personnel among those infected. Meanwhile, 28 recent deaths were confirmed as being caused by Covid taking the related death toll in the State to 1,587.
The district-wise numbers for those who tested positive today for Coronavirus are Ernakulam 1,197, Thrissur 1,114, Kozhikode 951, Kollam 937, Malappuram 784, Alappuzha 765, Thiruvananthapuram 651, Kottayam 571, Palakkad 453, Kannur 370, Idukki 204, Pathanamthitta 186, Kasaragod 182 and Wayanad 151. Of those diagnosed, 97 have arrived in the state from outside.
The numbers of the locally transmitted cases from the districts are Ernakulam 936, Thrissur 1,095, Kozhikode 908, Kollam 925, Malappuram 703, Alappuzha 726, Thiruvananthapuram 481, Kottayam 564, Palakkad 235, Kannur 295, Idukki 176, Pathanamthitta 126, Kasargod 171 and Wayanad 132.
The count of the infected healthcare workers from the districts are Thiruvananthapuram 18, Kozhikode 9, Thrissur 8, Kannur 7, Ernakulam 6, Pathanamthitta 5; Kollam, Malappuram & Kasaragod 4 each, and Kottayam & Wayanad 1 each.
The district-wise figures for the patients who tested negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 881, Kollam 769, Pathanamthitta 286, Alappuzha 672, Kottayam 470, Idukki 90, Ernakulam 1,078, Thrissur 936, Palakkad 583, Malappuram 655, Kozhikode 1,015, Wayanad 87, Kannur 515 and Kasaragod 169.
So far, a total of 3,72,951 persons have recovered from Covid in the State while at present there are 84,995 patients still undergoing treatment for the disease.
There are 3,02,063 people under observation in various districts of the state – 2,81,100 at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 20,963 in isolation at hospitals. 2,972 people were admitted to the hospitals today.
71,270 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and a total of 48,60,812 samples have so far been sent for testing.
10 places in Idukki, Kottayam, Thrissur, Wayanad and Pathanamthitta districts were declared as new hotspots even as 24 areas were excluded. Currently, there are 638 hotspots in Kerala.