Kerala reports 6,815 COVID-19 cases Today.61,532 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was at 11.08 percent. 7,364 recoveries were also recorded on Wednesday. 6,219 people contracted the virus through contact. The source of 447 contact cases could not be traced. 18 deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
The district-wise statistics of positive cases: Ernakulam – 1031, Kozhikode – 770, Kottayam – 704, Pathanamthitta – 654, Kollam – 639, Malappuram – 537, Thrissur – 441, Alappuzha – 422, Thiruvananthapuram – 377, Idukki – 336, Wayanad – 322, Kannur – 281, Palakkad – 237 and Kasaragod – 64.
Two of the UK returnees tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. So far, 65 UK returnees have tested positive for coronavirus. Their samples were sent to Pune NIV for further tests. Out of them, 9 have been identified as mutant virus strain.
61,532 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. So far, 90,81,931 samples have been tested across various priority groups. 18 deaths have been confirmed in the last 24 hours. The total number of deaths in the state has reached 3,524.
91 of the coronavirus patients came from outside the state. 6,219 people have contracted the virus through contact. The district-wise statistics of contact cases: Ernakulam – 977, Kozhikode – 729, Kottayam – 670, Pathanamthitta – 586, Kollam – 626, Malappuram – 517, Thrissur – 430, Alappuzha – 413, Thiruvananthapuram – 251, Idukki – 322, Wayanad – 297, Kannur – 216, Palakkad – 126 and Kasaragod – 59.
58 health workers also tested positive. Among them, 10 were from Kannur, 9 from Kozhikode, 8 from Ernakulam, 7 from Pathanamthitta, 5 each from Kannur and Wayand, 4 from Palakkad, 3 from Thrissur, 2 each from Thiruvananthapuram and Idukki and 1 each from Alappuzha, Malappuram and Kasaragod.
The district-wise statistics of recoveries: Thiruvananthapuram – 375, Kollam – 2303, Pathanamthitta – 1041, Alappuzha – 264, Kottayam – 314, Idukki – 77, Ernakulam – 803, Thrissur – 442, Palakkad – 199, Malappuram – 540, Kozhikode – 510, Wayanad – 192, Kannur – 242 and Kasaragod – 62.
Currently, there are 69,691 Covid positive cases in the state. Meanwhile, 7,90,757 people have recovered from the disease. There are 2,09,118 people under observation in the state. Out of this, 1,97,656 are under home/ institutional quarantine and 11,462 people are in hospitals. 1,460 people were taken to hospitals on Wednesday.
