Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 3,215 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a press meet here.
Out of the fresh infections, 3,013 were through contact and the infection source of 313 remains unknown. 12 deaths were also confirmed due to Covid-19. As many as 89 health workers were also confirmed of the infection. Meanwhile, 2,532 patients recovered from the disease.
Among the new COVID cases reported on Tuesday, 43 persons had returned from abroad while 70 returned from other states.
The district-wise statistics of positive cases are: Thiruvananthapuram – 656, Malappuram – 348, Kozhikode – 382, Alappuzha – 338, Kozhikode – 260, Ernakulam – 239, Kollam – 234, Kannur – 213, Kottayam – 192, Thrissur – 188, Kasaragod – 172, Pathanamthitta – 146, Palakkad – 136, Wayanad – 64 and Idukki – 29.
The casualties confirmed of Covid-19 on Tuesday were Thrissur Venmanad native Muhammad Ali Haji (87), who died on September 5, Malappuram Valavannur native Madhavan (63), who died on September 7, Thiruvananthapuram Parassala native Leela (60), Thiruvananthapuram native Hareendran (67), Thiruvananthapuram Beemappally native Shahunathumma (64), Thiruvananthapuram Vilappilsala native Narayana Pillai (89), Kozhikode Parambil native Raveendran (69), Thrissur Pambur native Paulson (53) and Thrissur Vazhani native Chandran Nair (79), who died on September 8, Thiruvananthapuram Poovar native Stanley (54) and Ernakulam Kunnatheri native Ismail (55), who died on September 9 and Palakkad Ambalappara native Khalid (55), who died on August 6. With this, the death toll touched 466.
