Total 84,087 active cases
61,388 sample tests in the last 24 hours
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 05: Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan has informed that 6,820 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Kerala today. 5,935 persons were infected through contact and the source of infection for 730 was unknown. There were 60 healthcare workers among those infected. At the same time, 26 deaths were reported taking the Covid related death toll in the state to 1,613. Meanwhile, 7,699 patients have recovered from the disease today.
Briefing the media, the Chief Minister said, “There has been a 1-10% decline in the number of new positive cases daily this week as compared to the daily figures from last week but this should not result in a drop in our vigilance against the disease. We need to increase our caution despite the falling numbers. Many places have seen the Coranavirus bounce back with increased vigour after a respite. If that happens here, then the impact of the disease will be beyond our control.”
The district-wise figures for the new positive cases are Thrissur 900, Kozhikode 828, Thiruvananthapuram 756, Ernakulam 749, Alappuzha 660, Malappuram 627, Kollam 523, Kottayam 479, Palakkad 372, Kannur 329, Pathanamthitta 212, Kasaragod 155, Idukki 116 and Wayanad 114. 95 of those diagnosed with the disease have come to the state are from outside.
The numbers for the locally transmitted cases from the districts are Thrissur 880, Kozhikode 805, Thiruvananthapuram 596, Ernakulam 519, Alappuzha 627, Malappuram 584, Kollam 516, Kottayam 475, Palakkad 193, Kannur 240, Pathanamthitta 166, Kasargod 146, Idukki 84 and Wayanad 104.
The tally for the infected medical personnel from the districts are Thiruvananthapuram 14; Ernakulam, Thrissur & Kozhikode 7 each, Kannur 6, Kasaragod 5, Alappuzha 4, Palakkad 3; Kollam, Pathanamthitta & Malappuram 2 each, and Wayanad 1.
The district-wise numbers for the patients who tested negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 622, Kollam 593, Pathanamthitta 364, Alappuzha 521, Kottayam 480, Idukki 113, Ernakulam 1,288, Thrissur 1,032, Palakkad 324, Malappuram 853, Kozhikode 844, Wayanad 79, Kannur 546 and Kasargod 40.
So far 3,80,650 people have been cured of Covid in the State and at present, there are 84,087 patients still undergoing treatment for the same.
There are a total of 3,02,919 persons in isolation in various districts of the state – 2,81,568 under home or institutional quarantine and 21,351 in hospitals. 3,011 people were admitted to the hospitals today.
61,388 samples were tested during the last 24 hours while 49,22,200 samples have been totally sent for testing till now.
Today, 12 new hotspots were declared in Malappuram, Thrissur, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Idukki and Palakkad districts while 12 areas were excluded. There are 638 hotspots in Kerala now.