Kerala on Thursday reported 5,537 COVID-19 cases. 6,119 recoveries were also reported in the state on Thursday. 57,202 samples were tested in the past 24-hours. 25 deaths due to COVID were also confirmed by NIV Alappuzha. With this, the COVID death toll in the state touched 1,796.
So far, 53,07,067 samples, including those collected from priority groups as part of sentinel surveillance, were sent for testing. Test positivity rate is 9.68.
Positive cases
Thrissur – 727, Kozhikode – 696, Malappuram – 617, Alappuzha – 568, Ernakulam – 489, Palakkad – 434, Kollam – 399, Thiruvananthapuram – 386, Kannur – 346, Kottayam – 344, Idukki – 185, Pathanamthitta – 138, Kasaragod – 108 and Wayanad – 100.
Negative Cases
Thiruvananthapuram 304, Kollam 578, Pathanamthitta 165, Alappuzha 371, Kottayam 394, Idukki 250, Ernakulam 1008, Thrissur 1062, Palakkad 299, Malappuram 569, Kozhikode 786, Wayanad 83, Kannur 214 and Kasaragod 36.
Contact cases
Thrissur – 706, Kozhikode – 646, Malappuram – 583, Alappuzha – 553, Ernakulam – 254, Palakkad – 264, Kollam – 386, Thiruvananthapuram – 286, Kannur – 259, Kottayam – 337, Idukki – 137, Pathanamthitta – 99, Kasaragod – 97 and Wayanad – 76.
61 health workers also tested positive for COVID-19. Among them, 13 are from Ernakulam, 8 each are from Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram, 7 each are from Pathanamthitta and Kozhikode, 6 are from Thrissur, 4 are from Wayanad, 3 are from Palakkad, 2 each are from Malappuram and Kasaragod and 1 is from Idukki.
