THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state has reported over half lakh cases again, taking the test positivity rate (TPR) to 47.05%. Ernakulam has been worst affected with over 10,000 cases reported in a single day. The number of active cases has also crossed above three lakh in the state.
On Friday, Kerala reported 54,537 positive cases from 1,15,898 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
With 13 more deaths in the past few days being recorded as Covid deaths and 81 deaths added from the appeals received, the death toll has climbed to 52,786.
The total active cases have increased to 3,33,447, of which 3.5% of people are admitted either in hospitals or other treatment centres. At the same time, 30,225 patients have recovered from the disease.
Of the cases reported on Friday, 50,295 got infected through local contacts, and the source of infection for 3,485 is unknown. Of the people who had come from outside the state, 227 tested positive, and 530 healthcare workers had also tested positive on the day.
Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases with 10,571, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (6,735), Thrissur (6,082), Kozhikode (4,935), Kottayam (4,182), Kollam (4,138), Palakkad (3,248), Malappuram (3,003), Idukki (2,485), Alappuzha (2,323), Kannur (2,314), Pathanamthitta (2,021), Wayanad (1,379) and Kasaragod (1,121).
The district-wise breakup of patients who tested negative are Thiruvananthapuram (6,921), Kozhikode (4,135), Thrissur (4,033), Kottayam (3,290), Palakkad (2,258), Malappuram (2,130), Alappuzha (1,907), Idukki (853), Wayanad (799), Pathanamthitta (770), Kollam (581), Ernakulam (450) and Kasaragod (83).
There are a total of 4,83,824 persons presently under observation in various districts of the state, of which 4,72,126 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 11,698 are in isolation at hospitals.
