Total 61,604 active cases
53,858 tests in the last 24 hours
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 20: 5,711 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Kerala today along with 4,471 patient recoveries. 5,058 were cases of local transmission and the source of infection was unknown for 501. There are 41 medical or para-medical personnel among those infected. In the meantime, 30 deaths in the last few days were confirmed today as caused by Covid taking the death toll to 2,816.
53,858 samples were tested during the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate is 10.60%. A total of 73,47,376 samples have so far been sent for testing.
The district-wise numbers for the new positive cases are Kottayam 905, Malappuram 662, Kozhikode 650, Ernakulam 591, Kollam 484, Thrissur 408, Pathanamthitta 360, Thiruvananthapuram 333, Kannur 292, Alappuzha 254, Palakkad 247, Idukki 225, Wayanad 206 and Kasaragod 94. Today, 111 of those diagnosed with the disease have arrived in the state from outside.
The figures for those infected through contact in the districts are Kottayam 853, Malappuram 623, Kozhikode 621, Ernakulam 437, Kollam 478, Thrissur 389, Pathanamthitta 297, Thiruvananthapuram 240, Kannur 249, Alappuzha 239, Palakkad 125, Idukki 216, Wayanad 202 and Kasargod 89.
The count of the infected healthcare workers from the districts are Ernakulam 9, Pathanamthitta & Kozhikode 6 each, Thrissur & Kannur 5 each, Thiruvananthapuram 3, Palakkad & Wayanad 2 each, and Kollam, Kottayam & Kasaragod 1 each.
The district-wise figures for the patients whose test results were negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 315, Kollam 298, Pathanamthitta 182, Alappuzha 433, Kottayam 415, Idukki 97, Ernakulam 499, Thrissur 279, Palakkad 267, Malappuram 641, Kozhikode 684, Wayanad 164, Kannur 160 and Kasargod 37.
At present, there are 61,604 patients undergoing treatment for Coronavirus infection in the state while a total of 6,41,285 people have so far recovered from the disease.
There are 2,87,099 persons under isolation in various districts of the state – 2,73,398 under home or institutional quarantine and 13,701 under hospital surveillance. 1,393 people were admitted to the hospitals today.
With two new hotspots and two exclusions today the total number of hotspots in Kerala remains at 458.