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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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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