52,310 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was at 9.57 percent. So far 88,68,737 samples have been tested in the state.

4,408 recoveries were also recorded on this day. 4,506 people contracted the virus through contact.The source of 388 contact cases could not be traced. Sixty-eight of the coronavirus patients came from outside the state.

Twenty one deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours taking the COVID death toll to 3,463.

With this, the number of active cases in the state reached 68,991.

The state has reported 8,47,848 COVID-19 infections so far. Of this, 7,75,176 were
cured.

The district-wise statistics of positive cases: Ernakulam – 767, Kozhikode – 677, Malappuram – 479, Kollam – 439, Pathanamthitta – 427, Kottayam – 399, Alappuzha – 302, Thiruvananthapuram – 296, Thrissur – 262, Kannur – 239, Idukki – 237, Wayanad – 226, Palakkad – 176 and Kasaragod – 79.

None of the UK returnees tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. So far, 56 UK returnees have tested positive for coronavirus. Among them 9 have been identified as mutant virus strain.

The district-wise statistics of contact cases: Ernakulam – 723, Kozhikode – 659, Malappuram – 457,Kollam – 430, Pathanamthitta – 377, Kottayam – 369, Alappuzha – 287, Thiruvananthapuram – 189,Thrissur – 249, Kannur – 185, Idukki – 227, Wayanad – 209, Palakkad – 76 and Kasaragod – 69.

Forty three health workers also tested positive. Among them, 10 were from Wayanad, 8 from Kannur, 5 each Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam, 4 each from Pathanamthitta and Thrissur, 3 from Kasaragod and 1 each from Palakkad, Kottayam, Malappuram and Idukki.

The district-wise statistics of recoveries: Thiruvananthapuram – 431, Kollam – 176, Pathanamthitta –437, Alappuzha – 512, Kottayam – 367, Idukki – 83, Ernakulam – 427, Thrissur – 433, Palakkad –221, Malappuram – 515, Kozhikode – 457, Wayanad – 179, Kannur – 118 and Kasaragod – 52.

There are 2,09,679 people under observation in the state. Out of this, 1,98,502 are under home/institutional quarantine and 11,177 people are in hospitals. 1,217 people were taken to hospitals on January 17.

Eight areas were declared hotspots on Sunday. Meanwhile, one area was removed from the hotspot list.With this, there are a total of 420 hotspots in the state.

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The total confirmed cases stands so far at 6,02,982. Twenty one deaths were reported in the last 24 hours which takes the overall death toll to 2,244.

There has been a steady decline in the number of active cases for the last few weeks. Active cases have decreased from 97,000 to about 62,000 now.

Out of the total number of positive cases, 64 people came from outside the state. 2,880 people contracted the virus through contact. The virus source of 405 cases has not been identified. Thirty three health workers tested covid positive on this day

In the last 24 hours, only 34,689 samples were tested. The test positivity rate in the state now stands at 9.75.

A total of 3,11,770 people are under observation in various districts. Of these, 2,96,094 are under home or institutional quarantine and 15,676 are in hospitals. 1,481 people were admitted in hospitals on Monday.

Six more regions have been converted into hotspots and 26 have been excluded from the list taking the total number of hotspots to 504 in the state.

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So far, 4,88,437 people recovered from the disease, while 66,856 patients are still under treatment in various hospitals across the state, Health Minister K K Shailaja said in a statement.

The minister also confirmed 25 more deaths on this day. The official death toll now stands at 2,022.

The district-wise statistics of positive cases are: Ernakulam – 797, Malappuram – 764, Kozhikode –710, Thrissur – 483, Palakkad – 478, Kollam – 464, Kottayam – 423, Thiruvananthapuram – 399, Alappuzha – 383, Pathanamthitta – 216, Kannur – 211, Idukki – 188, Wayanad – 152 and Kasaragod– 104.

Local transmission of COVID-19 continues to be on the higher side as 4,989 of the newly reported cases contracted the virus through contact. Of this, the infection sources of 639 are unknown, the minister said. Apart from this, 53 healthcare workers also contracted the virus.

The district-wise statistics of contact cases are: Ernakulam – 609, Malappuram – 733, Kozhikode –668, Thrissur – 464, Palakkad – 269, Kollam – 458, Kottayam – 419, Thiruvananthapuram – 271, Alappuzha – 375, Pathanamthitta – 165, Kannur – 166, Idukki – 160, Wayanad – 141 and Kasaragod– 91.

The district-wise recoveries are: Thiruvananthapuram – 609, Kollam – 681, Pathanamthitta – 167,Alappuzha – 919, Kottayam – 271, Idukki – 72, Ernakulam – 658, Thrissur – 680, Palakkad – 590, Malappuram – 740, Kozhikode – 622, Wayanad – 79, Kannur – 473 and Kasaragod – 158.

There are 66,856 active coronavirus cases in Kerala. As many as 3,18,079 are under observation. Among them, 3,01,749 are in home/institutional quarantine while 16,330 are in hospitals. 1,846 were admitted to hospitals on November 21.

Six new covid hotspots were identified in the state on Saturday while three regions were removed from the list. There are a total of 560 hotspots in the state.

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So far, 3,95,624 people recovered from the disease, while 83,261 patients are still under treatment in various hospitals across the state, Health Minister K K Shailaja said in a statement.

Out of the new patients 96 returned from other states.

Local transmission of COVID-19 continues to climb as 6,316 of the newly reported cases contracted the virus through contact. Of this, the infection sources of 728 are unknown.

Apart from this, 61 healthcare workers (Ernakulam – 19, Kozhikode – 8, Thrissur – 7, Malappuram – 6, Kannur – 5, Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta – 4 each, Kasaragod – 3, Alappuzha – 2, Kollam, Idukki and Palakkad – 1 each) also contracted the virus.

The minister also confirmed 28 more deaths taking the official death toll to 1,668.

The district-wise statistics of positive cases are: Ernakulam – 1042, Kozhikode – 971, Thrissur – 864, Thiruvananthapuram – 719, Alappuzha – 696, Malappuram – 642, Kollam – 574, Kottayam – 500,
Palakkad – 465, Kannur – 266, Pathanamthitta – 147, Wayanad – 113, Idukki – 108 and Kasaragod –
94.

The district-wise statistics of contact cases are: Ernakulam – 767, Kozhikode – 923, Thrissur – 840, Thiruvananthapuram – 554, Alappuzha – 683, Malappuram – 606, Kollam – 565, Kottayam – 497,
Palakkad – 300, Kannur – 187, Pathanamthitta – 121, Wayanad – 100, Idukki – 87 and Kasaragod –
86.

64,051 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. So far, 50,49,635 samples, including those collected from priority groups as part of sentinel surveillance, were sent for testing.

Fourteen new Covid hotspots were identified in the state on Saturday while 38 regions were removed from the list. There are a total of 612 hotspots in the state.

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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.

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Twenty-one deaths were confirmed on the day taking the COVID related death toll in the State to 1,182. The deceased are Ramabhai (54), Indira Devi (66) and Snehalatha Devi (53) from Thiruvananthapuram district, Rahmat (64) and Sivaprasad (70) from Kollam district; Khadeeja (74), Lakshmi (77), Prakashan (75), C S Benny (53) and P.S. Hamsa (86) from Ernakulam district; Omana (63), Kadar Khaji (86) and Abdul Khader (67) from Thrissur district, Aishakutty (72) and Mariumma (55) from Malappuram district, Aboobacker (65), Yaseer Arafat (35), Ramakrishnan (73) and Shyamala (73) from Kozhikode district, Claramma Joy (63) from Kannur district, and T.K. Soman (63) from Kasaragod district.

The district-wise figures for the new positive cases were Malappuram 910, Kozhikode 772, Ernakulam 598, Thrissur 533, Thiruvananthapuram 516, Kollam 378, Alappuzha 340, Kannur 293, Palakkad 271, Kottayam 180, Kasargod 120, Wayanad 51, Pathanamthitta 32 and Idukki 28. Of those diagnosed, 59 have travelled to Kerala from outside the State.

The count of the locally transmitted cases from the districts were Malappuram 862, Kozhikode 669, Ernakulam 398, Thrissur 518, Thiruvananthapuram 357, Kollam 373, Alappuzha 333, Kannur 279, Palakkad 121, Kottayam 155, Kasargod 101, Wayanad 50, Pathanamthitta 30 and Idukki 11.

The number of infected healthcare workers from the districts was Kozhikode 14, Thiruvananthapuram 12, Thrissur & Malappuram 8 each, Kasaragod 6, Ernakulam 4, Kannur 3, Kottayam 2, and Kollam & Wayanad 1 each.

The district-wise tally of patients who tested negative on the day were Thiruvananthapuram 1,670, Kollam 627, Pathanamthitta 182, Alappuzha 338, Kottayam 200, Idukki 53, Ernakulam 978, Thrissur 1,261, Palakkad 347, Malappuram 298, Kozhikode 1,022, Wayanad 128, Kannur 72 and Kasaragod 293.

So far 2,52,868 people have recovered from COVID in the State and at present, there are 92,731 patients still undergoing treatment in various districts.

There are a total of 2,77,291 persons under observation across the State, 2,53,482 under home or institutional quarantine and 23,809 in isolation at hospitals. 2,395 people were admitted to the hospitals on the day. A total of 36,599 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Till now, 39,75,798 samples have been sent for testing in total.

There are 636 hotspots in Kerala now as six were declared as hotspots while seven areas were excluded.

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The police have been directed to charge Nair with offences under sections 67, 67 (A) of the IT Act which could result in at least five years of imprisonment.

Initially the police only charged him with section 354A (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty).The Hi-tech cell SP ES Bijumon instructed the police based on the orders of State Police Chief Loknath Behera.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had made it clear that strict action will be taken against perpetrators who use social media platform to hurl verbal abuses against women. Health Minister KK Shailaja also said that stringent action will be taken against the offenders.

Earlier, the police had registered weak and bailable charges against Vijay P Nair and non-bailable offences against Bhagyalakshmii and other two activists, which led to widespread criticism.

The police have also begun a probe into the You Tuber’s doctorate degree secured from a university not recognised by UGC.

The police had earlier charged dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi, activist Diya Sana and Sreelakshmi Arackal Vijay with non-bailable offences, after they accused Vijay of making sleazy remarks against women on social media. They are also charged with robbery as they seized Nair’s laptop and hard disk for producing it as proof before the police.

The incident went viral on social media after Diya Sana, who rose to fame through the reality show Bigg Boss, shot the incident on her mobile phone and posted it live on Facebook that took place in a lodge room where Vijay P Nair was staying.

They confronted Nair for putting out a derogatory video on feminists is Kerala. The video went on to target a number of women, starting with veteran poet and activist Sugathakumari, who is 86 years old now. In the video, he said highly abusive and defamatory things about many prominent women.

Activist Sreelakshmi Arackal had earlier approached the Kerala Women’s Commission, the Cyber Cell, as well as the Social Justice Department, seeking action against him. However, no action has been taken by any of the officials so far.

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In a Facebook post Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that while the world was reeling from the epidemic of COVID-19, Guru’s words were becoming a guide for the journey ahead. Perhaps it was this exemplary revolution of Gurudevan that laid the best foundation of hygiene for our struggle against COVID.

“In this age where people are being divided in the name of religion, we need to be guided by the great message that whatever the religion, it is enough for man to be good. Gurudarshans inspire us to see those around us today and work for them. The visions of Sree Narayana Guru, which laid the foundation for egalitarian thinking in the minds of the Malayalees, are becoming more relevant here. On this auspicious day, each of us can take a vow to keep them intact,” the Chief Minister said in his post.

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He was rushed to the SUT hospital in the course of the night with chest pain and two blocks have been removed. One more block had to be removed, however doctors couldn’t save him.

It was in 1995 that NJ joined the Thiruvananthapuram office of The Hindu. Before that he worked with The Indian Express.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan paid condolences to NJ calling him a journalist who gave importance to ethical values. He also said that his death is a huge loss to journalism. Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala also expressed his grief over NJ’s death, calling him a journalist who always kept news accurate and factual.

Minister of Tourism and Dewasom Kadakampally Surendran also expressed his condolences and posted on his Facebook calling him a fair journalist with strong ideologies.

NJ leaves behind his wife and two sons.

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Seventeen POCSO courts were inaugurated in Kerala on Tuesday. This is the first phase of setting up 28 POCSO courts in the state in accordance with the Supreme Court directives. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court S Manikumar jointly inaugurated the courts through an online event. The courts will start functioning from Wednesday. Nine more courts will be set up in the State later.

As per statistics, 7,600 POCSO cases and 6,700 rape cases were pending in the state till March 3 this year. In his official statement Mr.Vijayan said social, cultural and economic factors are behind the atrocities against children.

He added that Kerala government will find a comprehensive solution after analysing the whole situation for online crimes against children. He further said the police operation revealed that children are facing insecurity in their homes and added that the assistance of INTERPOL would be taken to solve such crimes.

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