THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state witnessed 20,240 positive cases of the 1,15,575 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate has increased to 17.51%.
The state logged 67 Covid death, taking the toll to 22,551. At the same time, 29,710 patients have recovered from the disease.
Among the new cases, 19,251 cases have been infected through local transmission. The contact source of infection was not traceable for 774. There are 101 healthcare professionals among those infected, and 114 people have arrived from outside the state.
Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases with 2,572, followed by Thrissur (2,451), Thiruvananthapuram (1,884), Kozhikode (1,805), Kottayam (1,780), Kollam (1,687), Palakkad (1,644), Malappuram (1,546), Kannur (1,217), Alappuzha (1,197), Idukki (825), Pathanamthitta (779), Wayanad (566) and Kasaragod (287).
The total active cases at present are 2,22,255, of which 12.9% of people are admitted either in hospitals or other treatment centres.
There are 6,03,315 persons presently under observation in various districts of the state, of which 5,72,761 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres, and 30,554 are in isolation at hospitals.
As per the weekly infection population ratio, different wards in 794 local bodies are having a WIPR of more than 7%. Among this, 692 wards are in the urban area, and 3,416 are in the rural area. In these wards, strict lockdown restrictions have been implemented.
