Kerala reported 42,154 new COVID cases and 38,458 recoveries on Monday.
With this, the number of active COVID cases in the state rose to 3,57,552.
So far, 56,12,993 have been cured of the disease.
Of the new cases, 38,406 contracted the virus through contact while 174 came from outside the state and 340 are healthcare workers.
A total of 99,410 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode districts reported the most cases – 9453, 6177 and 4074 respectively.
A total of 10 COVID deaths too were confirmed on Monday.
With this, the COVID death toll in the state rose to 54,395.
There are currently 5,37,909 people under observation across the state.
Of them, 5,25,238 are under home or institutional quarantine while 12,637 are in hospitals.
Here’s the district-wise break-up of today’s cases:
Ernakulam – 9,453
Thrissur – 6,177
Kozhikode – 4,074
Thiruvananthapuram – 3,271
Kottayam – 2,840
Kollam – 2,817
Palakkad – 2,718
Malappuram – 2,463
Alappuzha – 2,074
Kannur – 1,572
Idukki – 1,451
Pathanamthitta – 1,338
Wayanad – 1,062
Kasaragod – 844
Here’s the district-wise break-up of today’s recoveries:
Thiruvananthapuram – 6,827
Kollam – 2,353
Pathanamthitta – 2,244
Alappuzha – 1,541
Kottayam – 1,099
Idukki – 1,317
Ernakulam – 7,632
Thrissur – 4,538
Palakkad – 2,121
Malappuram – 2,165
Kozhikode – 2,805
Wayanad – 927
Kannur – 1,260
Kasaragod – 1,629
