25,010 test positive for Covid; test positivity rate at 16.53% in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state witnessed 25,010 positive cases of the 1,51,317 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate has come down to 16.53%. Meanwhile, 177 Covid deaths have been reported, taking the toll to 22,303. At the same time, 23,535 patients have recovered from the disease.
Among the new cases, 23,791 cases have been infected through local transmission.The contact source of infection was not traceable for 1,012.
Thrissur reported the highest number of cases with 3,226, followed by Ernakulam (3,034), Malappuram (2,606), Kozhikode (2,514), Kollam (2,099), Palakkad (2,020), Thiruvananthapuram (1,877).
The total active cases at present are 2,37,643, of which 12.9% of people are admitted either in hospitals or in other treatment centres. There are a total of 6,21,039 persons presently under observation in various districts of the state, of which 5,88,784 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres, and 32,255 are in isolation at hospitals. As per the WIPR, different wards in 794 local bodies are having WIPR more than 7%.