Thiruvananthapuram: The state witnessed 8,867 positive cases of the 79,554 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Among the new cases, 7,428 people had taken the vaccination, 2,797 have taken both doses, and 2,300 have not taken even a single dose.
The total active cases at present are 94,756, of which 9.8% of people are admitted either in hospitals or other treatment centres.
Meanwhile, 67 recent deaths were confirmed as caused by Covid, taking the death toll in the state to 26,734. At the same time, 9,872 patients have recovered.
Among the new cases, 8434 cases have been infected through local spread. The contact source of infection was not traceable for 337. There are 64 healthcare professionals among those infected, and 32 people have arrived from outside the state.
Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases with 1,377, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (1,288) and Thrissur (1,091).
There are 3,27,682 persons presently under observation in various districts of the state, of which 3,17,060 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres, and 10,622 are in isolation at hospitals.
As per the weekly infection population ratio, 211 wards in 158 local bodies are having a WIPR of more than 10%.
