Kerala’s COVID-19 case count reached 4,44,268 , with the state reporting 4,138 fresh cases on November 2. The state also registered 7,108 recoveries.
So far, 3,55,943 people recovered from the disease, while 86,681 patients are still under treatment, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
Twenty one more deaths were confirmed on this day, taking the total toll to 1,533.
Local transmission of COVID-19 is still on the rise as 3,599 of the newly reported cases contracted the virus through contact. Of this the infection source of 438 are unknown.
Apart from this, 47 healthcare workers also contracted the virus.
A total of 33,345 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. In total 47,28,404 samples were sent for testing.
Despite the surge in cases, Kerala’s case fatality rate is 0.34%.
The district wise-break up of positive cases are Kozhikode – 576, Ernakulam – 518, Alappuzha – 498, Malappuram – 467, Thrissur – 433, Thiruvananthapuram – 361 , Kollam – 350, Palakkad – 286 Kottayam – 246,Kannur – 195,Idukki- 60, Kasaragod- 58, Wayanad- 46, Pathanamthitta-44.
The numbers for the locally transmitted cases from the districts are Kozhikode 541, Ernakulam 407, Alappuzha 482, Malappuram 440, Thrissur 420, Thiruvananthapuram 281, Kollam 339, Palakkad 133, Kottayam 244, Kannur 135, Idukki 53, Kasargod 54, Wayanad 42 and Pathanamthitta 28.
The count of the infected healthcare workers from the districts are Kannur 9, Ernakulam & Kozhikode 8 each, Thiruvananthapuram 7, Thrissur 5, Pathanamthitta 4, Kollam 3, Kasaragod 2 and Malappuram 1.
The district-wise numbers of the patients who tested negative today are Thiruvananthapuram 507, Kollam 553, Pathanamthitta 228, Alappuzha 793, Kottayam 334, Idukki 78, Ernakulam 1,093, Thrissur 967, Palakkad 463, Malappuram 945, Kozhikode 839, Wayanad 72, Kannur 93 and Kasaragod 143. Till now, 3,55,943 people have been cured of Covid in Kerala.
There are currently 2,93,221 people totally under observation in various districts of the state – 2,71,744 in isolation at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 21,477 in hospitals. 2,437 persons were admitted to the hospitals today.
Five new places in Palakkad, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts were declared as hotspots today even as 19 areas were excluded. At present, there are 657 hotspots in Kerala.
