So far 3,17,27,535 samples have been tested in Kerala (File)
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala on Wednesday reported 32,803 new COVID-19 cases and 173 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 40,90,036 and fatalities to 20,961.
According to a state government release, the test positivity rate (TPR) was found to be 18.76 per cent after 1,74,854 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
With this, 3,17,27,535 samples have been tested so far.
It also said that 21,610 people have recovered from the infection since Tuesday taking the total number of recoveries to 38,38,614 and active cases to 2,29,912.
Among the state’s 14 districts, Thrissur reported the highest number of cases at 4,425, followed by Ernakulam (4,324), Kozhikode (3,251), Malappuram (3,099), Kollam (2,663), Thiruvananthapuram (2,579), Palakkad (2,309), Kottayam ( 2,263) are. ), Alappuzha (1,975), Kannur (1,657), Pathanamthitta (1,363), Wayanad (1,151) and Idukki (1,130).
Of the new cases, 108 were health workers, 154 from outside the state and 31,380 infected 1,161 cases were not apparent from outside the state, the release said.
At present 5,57,085 people are under observation in various districts. Of these, 5,24,380 are in home or institutional quarantine and 32,705 are in hospitals.
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