COVID-19: Kerala crosses 2000 mark for the second time

Kerala’s single day COVID-19 cases crossed the 2000 mark for the second time with 2,172 new infections being reported on Saturday.

This is the second highest single day spike reported in the state. 1964 contracted the disease through contact. Of them the sources of infection of 163 are yet to be traced, according to an evening update by the Health Ministry.

Fifty two infected came from abroad while 102 came from the other states. 54 health workers too contracted the virus. They include 14 from Palakkad district, 11 from Malappuram, 9 from Thiruvananthapuram, 8 from Thrissur, 5 from Kasragod, 3 from Ernakulam, 2 from Kozhikode and 1 each from Wayanad and Kannur districts.

The total cases in each states are Thiruvananthapuram 464, Malappuram 395, Kozhikode 232, Palakkad 184, Thrissur 179, Kasragod 119, Ernakulam 114, Kottayam 104, Pathnamthitta 93, Alappuzha 87, Kollam 77, Kannur 62, Idukki 37 and Wayanad 25.

The state also recorded 1,292 recoveries on the day. Fifteen deaths have been reported taking the total toll to 218.

The total cases reported in Kerala has reached 56,354 out of which 36,539 persons recovered. The remaining 19,538 patients are being treated in various hospitals.

Twenty five new regions have been designated as hotspots. There are currently 616 hotspots in the state.