Total 81,823 active cases

Total recoveries cross 4 lakhs

48,798 sample tests in last 24 hours

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 08: 5,440 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Kerala today while 6,853 patients have recovered from the disease. Of those diagnosed, 4,699 were cases of local transmission and the contact source was not traceable in 585 cases. 51 medical personnel were among those infected. At the time, 24 deaths were confirmed as caused by Covid taking the death toll in the state to 1,692.

The district-wise numbers of those who tested positive today for Coronavirus are Ernakulam 644, Thrissur 641, Kozhikode 575, Malappuram 540, Kollam 488, Alappuzha 479, Thiruvananthapuram 421, Kottayam 406, Kannur 344, Palakkad 306, Idukki 179, Kasaragod 159, Pathanamthitta 153 and Wayanad 105. Of the cases detected, 105 persons have arrived from outside the state.

The figures of those infected through contact from the districts are Ernakulam 471, Thrissur 621, Kozhikode 554, Malappuram 489, Kollam 482, Alappuzha 444, Thiruvananthapuram 333, Kottayam 402, Kannur 238, Palakkad 183, Idukki 146, Kasaragod 157, Pathanamthitta 87 and Wayanad 92.

The count of infected healthcare workers from the districts are Thiruvananthapuram 12, Ernakulam 9, Kannur 7, Thrissur 6, Malappuram 5, Palakkad & Kozhikode 3 each, Kollam & Pathanamthitta 2 each, and Wayanad & Kasaragod 1 each.

The district wise figures for the patients who tested negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 881, Kollam 578, Pathanamthitta 230, Alappuzha 471, Kottayam 623, Idukki 93, Ernakulam 845, Thrissur 834, Palakkad 172, Malappuram 906, Kozhikode 825, Wayanad 105, Kannur 138 and Kasaragod 152.

At present, there are 81,823 patients undergoing treatment for Covid in the State while a total of 4,02,477 people have so far recovered.

48,798 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours while the total number of samples sent for testing are 50,98,433.

Nine new hotspots were declared today even as four areas were exempted. Currently, there are 617 hotspots in Kerala.