Kerala on Friday recorded 2,543 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the cumulative case count to 69,304. The state also registered 2,097 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
So far, 45,858 people recovered from the disease, while 23,111 patients are still under treatment in various hospitals across the state, Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja said in a statement.
Local transmission of COVID-19 continues unabated as 2,260 of the newly reported cases contracted the virus through contact. Of this, the infection sources of 229 are unknown, the minister said.
Apart from this, 52 healthcare workers also contracted the virus
Of the 2,543 cases reported on Friday, 75 people came from abroad, while 156 came from other states.
The minister also confirmed seven more deaths on Friday. The official death toll now stands at 274.
District-wise break-up of today’s positive cases:
Thiruvananthapuram – 532 (contact cases – 497)
Malappuram – 298 (279)
Alappuzha – 286 (228)
Ernakulam – 207 (179)
Thrissur – 189 (178)
Kozhikode – 174 (157)
Kasaragod – 157 (144)
Kollam – 156 (152)
Kannur – 135 (117)
Palakkad – 127 (98)
Kottayam – 126 (120)
Pathanamthitta – 88 (69)
Idukki – 49 (29)
Wayanad – 19 (13).
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