THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:The state reported 22,182 Covid-19 positive cases with a test positivity rate of 18.25% when the results of 1,21,486 samples sent for testing arrived on Thursday.
Also, 178 recent deaths were con- as caused by Covid, taking the related death toll in the state to 23,165. At the same time, 26,563 patients have recovered from the disease.
Among the new cases, 21,122 cases have been infected through local transmission. The contact source of infection was not traceable for 866. There are 105 healthcare professionals among those infected and 89 of the infected people have arrived from outside the state.
Thrissur reported the highest number of cases — 3,252, followed by Ernakulam (2,901), Thiruvananthapuram (2,135), Malappuram (2,061), Kozhikode (1,792), Palakkad (1,613), Kollam (1,520), Alappuzha (1,442), Kannur (1,246), Kottayam (1,212), Pathanamthitta (1,015), Idukki (973), Wayanad (740) and Kasaragod (280).
The total active cases at present are 1,86,190, of which 13.4% people have been admitted either in the hospitals or in the other treatment centres.
The patients who tested negative are: Thiruvananthapuram (2,446), Kollam(2,159), Pathanamthitta (981), Alappuzha (1,425), Kottayam (1,831), Idukki (987), Ernakulam (3,362), Thrissur (2,992), Palakkad (1,913), Malappuram (2,878), Kozhikode (2,930), Wayanad (835), Kannur (1,506) and Kasaragod (318).
There are a total of 5,54,807 people presently under observation across the state, of which 5,27,791 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 27,016 are in isolation at hospitals.
As per the weekly infection population ratio, 2,507 wards in 678 local bodies are having WIPR more than 8%. In these wards strict lockdown restrictions have been implemented.
