Kerala reports 5,949 new Covid-19 cases Today.59,690 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate is at 9.97 percent. So far, 69,21,597 samples were tested in different priority groups.32 deaths were confirmed in the state on Saturday by NIV Alappuzha. With this, the total number of coronavirus fatalities rose to 2,594.
The district wise distribution of positive cases is: Malappuram – 765, Kozhikode – 763, Ernakulam – 732, Kottayam – 593, Thrissur – 528, Alappuzha – 437, Palakkad – 436, Thiruvananthapuram – 373, Kollam – 354, Pathanamthitta – 333, Wayanad – 283, Kannur – 169, Idukki – 123 and Kasaragod – 60.
The district wise distribution of contact cases is: Malappuram – 737, Kozhikode – 731, Ernakulam – 576, Kottayam – 563, Thrissur – 520, Alappuzha – 416, Palakkad – 208, Thiruvananthapuram – 269, Kollam – 347, Pathanamthitta – 235, Wayanad – 277, Kannur – 123, Idukki – 114 and Kasaragod – 57.
47 health workers tested COVID positive on Saturday. The district wise cases of Covid positive health workers are: Ernakulam – 12, Kozhikode – 7, Kannur – 6, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Palakkad -4 each, Wayanad – 3, Idukki – 2, Kollam, Pathanathitta, Kottayam, Malappuram and Kasaragod – 1 each.
5,268 people have recovered from the disease. The district wise statistics of negative cases are: Thiruvananthapuram – 529, Kollam – 447, Pathanamthitta – 204, Alappuzha – 425, Kottayam – 387, Idukki – 160, Ernakulam – 510, Thrissur – 570, Palakkad – 285, Malappuram – 611, Kozhikode – 619, Wayanad – 320, Kannur – 110 and Kasaragod – 91.
Currently, there are 60,029 people undergoing treatment in the state. 6,01,861 people have recovered from the disease.
3,15,167 people are under observation across various districts in the state. Out of this, 3,01,833 people are in home/institutional quarantine and 13,334 people are in hospitals. 1,426 people were taken to hospitals on Saturday.
