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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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Kozhikode, Malappuram and Thrissur reported the most cases – 851, 721 and 525 respectively. The test positivity rate in Kerala has risen slightly to 11.34. According to this data, for every 100 people tested in the state, 11 are likely to test positive for the virus.

The district wise distribution of positive cases are: Kozhikode – 851, Malappuram – 721, Thrissur – 525, Ernakulam – 512, Kollam – 426, Kottayam – 399, Palakkad – 349, Alappuzha – 381, Thiruvananthapuram – 370, Kannur – 277, Idukki – 274, Pathanamthitta – 244, Wayanad – 147 and Kasaragod – 122.

Of the new cases, 4,951 had contracted the virus through contact. The infection sources of 571 contact cases remain unclear. Local transmission was severe in Kozhikode, Malappuram and Thrissur district.

The district wise statistics of contact cases are: Kozhikode – 801, Malappuram – 688, Thrissur – 513, Ernakulam – 374, Kollam – 424, Kottayam – 392, Palakkad – 229, Alappuzha – 376, Thiruvananthapuram – 244, Kannur – 247, Idukki – 244, Pathanamthitta – 173, Wayanad – 134 and Kasaragod – 112.

Twenty-seven new COVID deaths were confirmed. COVID death toll in the state now stands at 2,223.

Thirty-four more healthworkers tested positive for the virus. They include eight from Thiruvananthapuram, five from Kannur, four each from Ernakulam and Thrissur, three from Kozhikode, two each from Palakkad and Wayanad, and one each from Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram and Kasaragod.

In the last 24 hours, 49,775 samples have been tested. In total, 62,27,787 samples were sent for testing.

A total of 3,15,497 people are under observation across the state. Of them, 2,99,601 are under home or institutional quarantine while 15,896 are in hospital. A total of 1,840 people were admitted in hospitals on Sunday.

Two regions were designated as hotspots while eight were removed from the list. The total number of hotspots in the state is at 524.

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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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Of the new cases recorded, 6004 contracted the disease through contact. The source of infection of 664 remains unknown.

Twenty one deaths were reported in the state taking the total death toll to 656.

As many as 68 infected persons came from abroad while 177 came from other states. The total number positive cases in Thiruvananthapuram crossed 1000-mark. Ninety-three health workers were also confirmed of COVID-19.

The district-wise break up of positive cases are: 1050 from Thiruvananthapuram, 826 from Malappuram, 729 from Ernakulam, 684 from Kozhikode, 594 from Thrissur, 589 from Kollam, 547 from Palakkad, 435 from Kannur, 414 from Alappuzha, 389 from Kottayam, 329 from Pathanamthitta, 224 from Kasaragod, 107 from Idukki, 89 from Wayanad.

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