Kerala reports 5,254 COVID-19 cases Today.6,227 recoveries were reported in the state on Saturday. 48,015 samples were tested in the past 24-hours. 27 deaths due to Covid were also confirmed by NIV Alappuzha. With this, the death toll in the state due to coronavirus rose to 2,049.
The district-wise statistics of positive cases are: Malappuram – 796, Kozhikode – 612, Thrissur – 543, Ernakulam – 494, Palakkad – 468, Alappuzha – 433, Thiruvananthapuram – 383, Kottayam – 355, Kollam – 314, Kannur – 233, Idukki – 220, Pathanamthitta – 169, Wayanad – 153 and Kasaragod – 81.
The district-wise statistics of contact cases are: Malappuram – 762, Kozhikode – 565, Thrissur – 522, Ernakulam – 381, Palakkad – 275, Alappuzha – 409, Thiruvananthapuram – 277, Kottayam – 353, Kollam – 308, Kannur – 148, Idukki – 199, Pathanamthitta – 28, Wayanad – 142 and Kasaragod – 76.
53 health workers also tested positive for COVID-19. Among them, 12 are from Ernakulam, 10 are from Thiruvananthapuram, 6 are form Kannur, 5 are form Kozhikode, 4 each are form Thrissur and Wayanad, 3 each are from Palakkad and Malappuram and 2 each are form Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Idukki.
The district-wise recoveries are: Thiruvananthapuram – 546, Kollam – 526, Pathanamthitta – 198, Alappuzha – 383, Kottayam – 528, Idukki – 77, Ernakulam – 953, Thrissur – 417, Palakkad – 426, Malappuram – 785, Kozhikode – 828, Wayanad – 121, Kannur – 351 and Kasaragod – 88.
2 new Covid hotspots were identified in the state on Sunday while 1 region was removed from the list. There are a total of 559 hotspots in the state.
