T’PURAM: The state witnessed 3,777 positive cases from the 57,121 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Among the new cases, 3,242 people were eligible for vaccination, 1,855 have taken both doses, and 1,044 have not taken even a single dose.
With 34 more deaths in the past few days being recorded as Covid deaths and 109 deaths added from the appeals received, the death toll in the state has climbed to 42,967.
The total active cases at present are 38,361, of which 8.1% of the people are admitted either in hospitals or other treatment centres. At the same time, 3,856 patients have recovered from the disease.
Among the new cases, 3,572 cases have been infected through local spread. The contact source of infection was not traceable for 171. There are 23 healthcare professionals among those infected and 11 people have arrived from outside the state.
Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest number of cases — 808, followed by Ernakulam (590), Kozhikode (505), Kannur (249), Kottayam 242), Kollam (229), Thrissur (224), Malappuram (212), Idukki (182), Pathanamthitta (170), Wayanad (110), Alappuzha (96), Kasaragod (80) and Palakkad (80).
There are a total of 1,61,911 persons presently under observation in various districts, of which 1,57,577 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres, and 4,334 are in isolation at hospitals.
As per the weekly infection population ratio, six wards in five local bodies are having a WIPR of more than 10%.
