Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 5,038 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday after testing 68,427 samples, taking its Test Positivity Rate (TPR) to 7.36 per cent.
After 4,039 more recover from the infection, the number active patients in the state reached 40,959 . Among them, only 7.8 per cent are admitted to hospitals currently.
COVID fatalities reached 42,014 , after 77 previously undocumented deaths and 35 recent ones were added to the list, Health Minister Veena George said in a press release.
The state has reported 51,75,615 COVID-19 cases so far. Of them, 50,95,263 recovered.
Of the positive cases, 53 were health workers, while 17 had come from outside the state and 4,724 infected through contact. The source of infection of 243 among them is unknown.
District-wise breakup of today's positive cases:
Thiruvananthapuram 773
Ernakulam 764
Kozhikode 615
Kottayam 453
Kollam 432
Thrissur 425
Kannur 327
Pathanamthitta 261
Wayanad 203
Malappuram 202
Alappuzha 200
Idukki 183
Palakkad 108
Kasaragod 92
Vaccination and quarantine
Till Friday, 96.6 per cent (2,58,19,250) of the eligible adult population in Kerala has been given one dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 68.7 per cent (1,83,61,574) received both the doses.
As of now, a total of 1,63,682 people are under observation across the state. Of them, 1,58,990 are under home or institutional quarantine while 4,692 are in hospitals across the state. A total of 261 people were admitted in hospitals on Wednesday.
There are 21 wards in 19 local bodies across Kerala where the Weekly Infection Population Ratio (WIPR) is above 10 per cent. Strict Covid restrictions are being implemented in these regions.
