THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state witnessed 7,124 positive cases of the 65,306 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Among the new cases detected, 5,903 people have taken the vaccination, 2,723 have taken both vaccine doses and 1,871 have not taken even a single dose.
The total active cases at present are 72,310, of which 7.2% of people are admitted either in hospitals or other treatment centres.
Meanwhile, 21 recent deaths were confirmed as caused by Covid, taking the related death toll in the state to 33,716. At the same time, 7,488 patients have recovered from the disease.
Among the new cases, 6,713 cases have been infected through local spread. The contact source of infection was not traceable for 359. There are 29 healthcare professionals among those infected and 23 people have arrived from outside the state.
Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases with1,061, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (1,052), Thrissur (726), Kozhikode (722), Kollam (622), Kottayam (517), Kannur (388), Idukki (384), Wayanad (322), Pathanamthitta (318), Malappuram (314), Alappuzha (303), Palakkad (278), and Kasaragod (117).
There are a total of 2,35,910 persons presently under observation in various districts of the state, of which 2,29,289 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 6,621 are in isolation at hospitals.
As per the weekly infection population ratio, 46 wards in 39 local bodies are having a WIPR of more than 10%. In these wards, strict lockdown restrictions have been implemented.
