Kerala: 5.6K new cases take state's total past 9L
Thiruvananthapuram: The total number of Covid-19 infections in the state has crossed nine lakh – and now stands at 9,05,591 -- with 5,659 more cases confirmed on Wednesday.
Of the fresh cases, 5,146 were infected by local transmission while the source of 393 has not been tracked down. Seventy-seven of the cases involved those who had arrived from outside the state.
Of the fresh cases, 5,146 were infected by local transmission while the source of 393 has not been tracked down. Seventy-seven of the cases involved those who had arrived from outside the state.
There are 43 healthcare professionals among those newly infected.
Over 20 deaths over the last few days were confirmed as due to the novel coronavirus taking the related death toll in the state to 3,664. Meanwhile, 5,006 patients have recovered from the disease, the health department said.
So far 71 persons have returned from UK after a new strain of the virus was detected in that country. To date, ten individuals have been diagnosed with the new strain while 45 tested negative. The remaining results are awaited from NIV, Pune.
Over 20 deaths over the last few days were confirmed as due to the novel coronavirus taking the related death toll in the state to 3,664. Meanwhile, 5,006 patients have recovered from the disease, the health department said.
So far 71 persons have returned from UK after a new strain of the virus was detected in that country. To date, ten individuals have been diagnosed with the new strain while 45 tested negative. The remaining results are awaited from NIV, Pune.
In the last 24 hours 51,130 samples were tested with a test positivity rate (TPR) of 11.07%. With this a total of 94,00,749 samples have been tested in the state. So far 8,29,452 persons have recovered from the infection in the state even as 72,234 patients are still undergoing treatment for the same.
On Wednesday, Ernakulam reported 879 new cases. It was followed by Kozhikode (758), Kottayam (517), Kollam (483), Malappuram (404), Pathanamthitta (397), Alappuzha (360), Kannur (357), Thiruvananthapuram (353), Thrissur (336), Idukki (305), Wayanad (241), Palakkad (185) and Kasaragod (84).
Those who were infected by local contacts numbered 832 in Ernakulam and 734 in Kozhikode. Kottayam reported 460, Kollam 475, Malappuram 392, Pathanamthitta 350, Alappuzha 355, Kannur 270, Thiruvananthapuram 250, Thrissur 327, Idukki 293, Wayanad 232, Palakkad 99 and Kasaragod 77.
Kannur saw 23 healthcare workers contracting the virus, followed by Ernakulam (six), Kozhikode (four), Kollam (three), Thiruvananthapuram and Wayanad (two each), Pathanamthitta, Palakkad and Kasaragod (one each).
Currently, 2,14,315 persons are under observation in the state of which 2,02,196 are in home/institutional quarantine and 12,119 in hospitals. As many as 1,269 persons were newly admitted to hospitals.
Four new places were added to the hotspot list while one place was excluded. There are currently 406 hotspots in the state.
Vaccination drive
Nearly 11,115 healthcare workers were given the Covid-19 vaccination on Wednesday. With this, the total number of healthcare workers who have received the jab in the state touched 83,645. There are 112 vaccine centres in the state of which 34 are in Thiruvananthapuram. The state capital recorded the highest number of vaccinations on Wednesday, at 2,421.
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