Total 61,209 active cases
60,476 sample tests in last 24 hours
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 03: 5,376 new active cases of Covid-19 were reported in Kerala today. 4,724 people were infected through contact and the source of infection for 527 was not traceable. 44 healthcare workers were among those infected. 5,590 patient recoveries were also reported today. In the meantime, 31 deaths were confirmed as due to Covid taking the death toll in the State to 2,329.
60,476 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate is 8.89%. Till now, a total of 63,38,754 samples have been sent for testing.
The district-wise figures for those who tested positive today for Coronavirus are Malappuram 714, Thrissur 647, Kozhikode 547, Ernakulam 441, Thiruvananthapuram 424, Alappuzha 408, Palakkad 375, Kottayam 337, Pathanamthitta 317, Kannur 288, Kollam 285, Idukki 265, Wayanad 238 and Kasargod 90. Of those diagnosed, 81 have arrived in the state from outside.
The numbers for the locally transmitted cases in the districts are Malappuram 690, Thrissur 624, Kozhikode 509, Ernakulam 335, Thiruvananthapuram 314, Alappuzha 381, Palakkad 221, Kottayam 331, Pathanamthitta 225, Kannur 254, Kollam 282, Idukki 220, Wayanad 222 and Kasaragod 86.
The count of the infected medical and para-medical staff from the districts is Kozhikode & Kannur 7 each, Ernakulam & Malappuram 6 each, Thrissur 5, Thiruvananthapuram 4, Idukki 3, Pathanamthitta 2, and Kottayam, Palakkad, Wayanad & Kasargod 1 each.
The district-wise numbers for the patients who tested negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 380, Kollam 332, Pathanamthitta 169, Alappuzha 537, Kottayam 337, Idukki 148, Ernakulam 770, Thrissur 734, Palakkad 397, Malappuram 764, Kozhikode 629, Wayanad 97, Kannur 196 and Kasaragod 60.
At present, there are 61,209 patients undergoing treatment while a total of 5,56,378 have so far recovered from Covid in the state.
There are currently 3,11,237 people under isolation across the state – 2,95,981 under home or institutional quarantine and 15,256 in hospitals. 1,716 persons were admitted to the hospitals today.
One place in Alappuzha district was declared as a new hotspot and nine areas were excluded. There are 473 hotspots in Kerala now.