COVID-19: Kerala records 346 fresh cases, 1 death

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Monday recorded 346 fresh infections which raised the total to 65,31,436 till date.

The state also reported 25 deaths which raised the hitherto tally to 67,822, according to an official press release.

Of the deaths, one death occurred within the last 24 hours, three occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 21 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court.

With 471 more people recovered from the virus since Sunday, the total recoveries until now was at 64,59,057 and the active cases dropped to 3682.

As many as 11,939 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Of the new cases, three were from outside the state, four were health workers and 302 infected through contact with the source of it not being clear in 37.

There are 14,022 people now under surveillance in various districts and 13,673 are in home or institutional quarantine; 349 are in hospitals, the release added.

District-wise breakup of today's positive cases:
Ernakulam - 76
Thiruvananthapuram - 54
Kottayam - 40
Thrissur - 34
Kollam - 29
Kozhikode - 28
Pathanamthitta - 20
Alappuzha - 15
Idukki - 15
Kannur - 10
Palakkad - 10
Malappuram - 8
Wayanad - 6
Kasaragod – 1

District-wise breakup of today's recoveries:
Ernakulam - 143
Thiruvananthapuram - 81
Kozhikode - 45
Kottayam - 44
Idukki - 37
Thrissur - 31
Pathanamthitta - 26
Wayanad - 22
Malappuram - 17
Kollam - 11
Alappuzha - 7
Kasaragod - 4
Palakkad - 3
Kannur - 0