Kerala reports 45,449 Covid-19 cases

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The active Covid-19 cases in the state has become 2.6 lakh and 4.17 lakh people are now put under observation. When compared to that of the previous week, there has been an increase of 191% in reporting of new cases. Also, there has been an increase of 26% patients on ventilators and 101% increase in the occupancy of oxygen beds, when compared to that of last week.
The state reported 45,449 Covid-positive cases of the 1,01,252 samples tested in the last 24 hours on Sunday.The test positivity rate has become 44.88%. With 38 more deaths in the past few days being recorded as Covid deaths and 39 deaths added from the appeals received, total death toll is 51,816.
The total active cases have increased to 2,64,638, of which 3.5% people are admitted either in hospitals or in other treatment centres. At the same time, 27,961 patients have recovered from the infection.
Ernakulam with 11,091 reported the highest number of cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (8,980), Kozhikode (5,581), Thrissur (2,779), Kollam (2,667), Malappuram (2,371), Kottayam (2,216), Palakkad (2,137), Pathanamthitta (1,723), Alappuzha (1,564), Idukki (1,433), Kannur (1,336), Wayanad (941) and Kasaragod (630). There are 4,17,764 persons presently under observation in various districts, of which 4,08,881 are at their homes or institutional quarantine centres and 8,883 are in isolation at hospitals.
Kollam MP, ministers test Covid positive
Meanwhile, Kollam MP NK Premachandran, wife Dr Geetha and son Karthik have tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time. His son had tested positive first. All the three are in isolation at their home. The MP said that a month ago, his wife had taken the monoclonal antibody injection when she first tested positive. She has again tested positive within a month of the treatment.
Food and civil supplies minister GR Anil has tested positive. Forest minister AK Saseendran has also tested positive and has been admitted to Kozhikode medical college hospital.
Earlier, education minister V Sivankuty had tested positive for the second time.
Ex-CM VS Achuthanandan, who is undergoing treatment after testing positive, was also given the monoclonal antibody treatment and his condition is stable now.