Total 32,709 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16: 3,830 new active cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala today, the highest single-day count so far. 3,562 are cases of local transmission and the contact source of 350 was not traceable. Of those diagnosed today, 49 are returnees from overseas and 153 from other states. 66 healthcare workers were also infected through contact. At the same time, 2,263 patients under treatment for the disease have recovered today.
14 recent deaths in the State were confirmed today as being caused by Covid. The deceased are T V Rajesh (47) from Kannur district, Aboobacker (70) & Nafisa (76) from Malappuram district, Nizamuddin (61) from Thiruvananthapuram district, Thomas (59) from Kollam district; Kunjari (56), Raveendran (69) & Sajith (45) from Kozhikode district and Ramla (56), Latha (52), Saraswathiamma (84), Sulaiman (49), C Subramanian (84) & Aboobacker (80) from Palakkad district. The total death toll is now 480. Further deaths are expected to be confirmed after subsequent tests at NIV, Alappuzha.
Meanwhile, the district-wise figures for the positive cases today are Thiruvananthapuram 675, Kozhikode 468, Alappuzha 323, Ernakulam 319, Kollam 300, Malappuram 298, Thrissur 263, Kannur 247, Pathanamthitta 236, Palakkad 220, Kottayam 187, Kasargod 119, Wayanad 99 and Idukki 76.
The numbers of those infected through contact from the districts are Thiruvananthapuram 642, Kozhikode 455, Ernakulam 301, Alappuzha 297, Kollam 285, Malappuram 281, Thrissur 254, Kannur 215, Palakkad 202, Kottayam 186, Pathanamthitta 184, Kasaragod 112, Wayanad 92 and Idukki 56.
The details of the infected healthcare workers district-wise are Thiruvananthapuram 28, Kannur 9, Ernakulam 8, Malappuram 7, Thrissur 4, Kollam 3, Kasaragod 2 and Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Palakkad, Kozhikode & Wayanad one each.
The district-wise count of patients who tested negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 418, Kollam 26, Pathanamthitta 157, Alappuzha 120, Kottayam 131, Idukki 21, Ernakulam 371, Thrissur 220, Palakkad 117, Malappuram 257, Kozhikode 155, Wayanad 12, Kannur 179 and Kasaragod 79.
Till now, 84,608 people have recovered from Covid in the State while there are 32,709 patients still undergoing treatment.
As on today, a total of 2,11,037 persons are under observation across the state, 1,87,958 under home or institutional quarantine and 23,079 in hospitals. 2,987 people were admitted to the hospitals today.
46,162 samples were tested during the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 22,451.39 samples have been sent for testing, including 1,91,931 samples from high-risk groups as part of Sentinel Surveillance.
15 places were declared as hotspots today even as 22 were exempted from the list. At present, there are 610 hotspots in Kerala.