KOCHI: Kerala on Saturday reported 8,909 new Covid cases, while 8,780 persons recovered from the infection. Of the new cases, 8,476 contracted the virus through contact, while the source of infection remains unclear in 332 cases. Around 49 persons who tested positive were from outside the state. The disease infected 52 health workers.
The worst affected district continued to be Ernakulam (1,233), followed by Thiruvananthapuram (1,221), Thrissur (1,105), Kozhikode (914), Kollam (649), Idukki (592), Kottayam (592), Pathanamthitta (544), Malappuram (436), Kannur (410), Palakkad (397), Alappuzha (388), Wayanad (270) and Kasaragod (158).
Covid-related fatalities in Kerala have increased to 28,229 after the state updated 399 previously undocumented deaths in addition to 65 recent deaths. Of the 399 deaths, 257 deaths were not confirmed until June 14 due to lack of adequate documentation, and 142 deaths were included as per the new guidelines of the central government as per the Supreme Court judgment.
Currently, 2,70,430 people are under surveillance in various districts of the state. Of these, 2,61,655 are under home or institutional quarantine and 8,775 are under hospital surveillance. A total of 725 people were newly admitted to the hospital. Kerala's vaccination drive has slowed down, and as of Saturday, 94.3% of the eligible population were given the first vaccine dose and 47.9% received two doses.
On Saturday, of the 8,909 newly infected, 7,500 were eligible for vaccination, but 2,966 patients did not get vaccinated, and 2,353 patients had only taken a single dose.
