Kerala recorded its highest single-day spike of 4696 COVID cases on September 20. It is the fourth consecutive day that the state is reporting more than 4000 cases. 2,751 recoveries were also reported in the state, said Health Minister K.K Shailaja in a press release.
Of the new cases, 4,425 have contracted the virus through contact. The infection source of 459 persons remains unknown.
Thiruvananthapuram district topped the list again with 892 cases while Malappuram has 483 cases, 330 from Kollam, 536 from Kozhikode and 537 cases in Ernakulam.
The break-up of today’s cases in other districts are: 322 from Thrissur, 289 from Palakkad, 274 from Kottayam, 242 from Kannur, 219 from Alappuzha, 208 from Kasragod, 190 from Pathnamthitta, 97 from Wayanad, 77 from Idukki.
Sixteen deaths were also confirmed in the state taking the death toll to 535. Eighty health workers also confirmed of COVID-19.
