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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Now, her name features among the small set of women in power who are lauded globally for their response to the crisis. The Indian edition of fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue paid tribute to K K Shailaja, fondly called as ‘Teacher’, who made headlines for her work in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and featured her on the list of ‘Women of 2020’.

In a country where women rarely occupy high-profile public offices as much as the sea of men, this former high school chemistry teacher and first-time state health minister has won many hearts for being extremely approachable and caring.

Vogue lauded the steadfast efforts of the Shailaja Teacher for her swift action along with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and their co-ordinated efforts that brought down cases in Kerala to almost zero at a time. She was hailed as ‘The Coronavirus Slayer’ and it is not just for her perscient action in controlling the pandemic but for keeping Nipah at bay.

To honour Shailaja’s sturdy hand, which is “more than fear”and all about the “enthusiasm to get involved”, Vogue has even changed its Twitter display picture to Shailaja featuring on their cover page.

What the minister brought more to the table when things went awry is perhaps a little more empathy and transperancy and an uncanny ability to smile in the face of uncertainties.

Netizens were elated to find the corona warrior being honoured by Vogue’s Women of the Year for ‘cohesive leadership and systematic approach’towards the pandemic.

This is really special @VOGUEIndia . So cool. https://t.co/KglNrSeGsx

— Faye DSouza (@fayedsouza) November 9, 2020

Earlier this year in June, the United Nations had honoured Shailaja for Kerala’s efficient management of pandemic. Fast forward to November 2020, she is still considered one of the few world woman leaders, who had accurately responded to the outbreak of the global pandemic, reports Vogue.

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In this context, Co-operation, Tourism and Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran will hoist the national flag at the Independence Day function to be held in Thiruvananthapuram on August 15. Similar arrangements will be made in other districts.
State police chief Loknath Behra, who came in contact Malappuram Collector K Gopalakrishnan, who was confirmed with COVID-19, went into self – observation as a precautionary measure.

Ministers E Chandrasekharan, K K Shailaja, K T Jaleel, E P Jayarajan, A C Moideen, V S Sunil Kumar,
Kadannapally Ramachandran – Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan and DGP Loknath Behra, who were with the chief minister during his Karipur visit a day after the tragedy, have also been asked to quarantine themselves.

Other people’s representatives who were also present were also asked to isolate themselves.

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