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Kerala: 12,100 new Covid cases, positivity rate still above 10%

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has reported as many as 12,100 new Covid-19 cases from 1,18,047 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The state also reported 76 Covid related deaths, taking the death toll to 13,717.

At the same time, 11,551 patients have recovered and currently, there are 1,04,039 persons under treatment in the state. The TPR is at 10.25%.

Among the new cases, 11,263 patients have been infected through the local spread.

The contact source of infection was not traceable for 698 cases.

There are 63 health care professionals among those infected and 76 people have arrived from outside the state.

Among districts, Malappuram reported the highest number of cases with 1,541, followed by Kozhikode with 1,358, Thrissur with 1,240, Palakkad with 1,183, Kollam with 1,112, Ernakulam with 1,105, Thiruvananthapuram with 1,099, Kannur with 782, Alappuzha with 683, Kasaragod with 593, Kottayam with 568, Pathanamthitta with 299, Wayanad with 276 and Idukki with 261.

So far, 28,55,460 people have recovered from the Covid-19 infection, even as 1,04,039 patients are still undergoing treatment for the same. A total of 2,35,56,158 samples have been sent for testing.

There are 3,96,826 persons currently under observation in various districts, of which 3,72,279 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 24,547 are in isolation at hospitals.

There are 143 local bodies that have TPR less than 6%, 510 local bodies between 6% and 12%,293 LSGs between 12% and 18%, and 88 LSGs above 18% TPR.

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