Thiruvananthapuram: 29682 persons have been confirmed in the state today. 169237 tests were carried out. the disease was confirmed in the districts today at 3474, ernakulam 3456, malappuram 3166, kozhikode 2950, palakkad 2781, kollam 2381, thiruvananthapuram 2314, kottayam 2080, alappuzha 1898, kannur 1562, pathanamthitta 1154, idukki 1064, wayanad 923 and kasargod 479.
OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, 1,69,237 SAMPLES HAVE BEEN TESTED. THE TEST POSITIVITY RATE IS 17.54. RUTIN SAMPLE, SENTINEL SAMPLE, CB NAT, TRUNAT, POCT PCR, RT SO FAR, 3,22,34,770 TOTAL SAMPLES HAVE BEEN TESTED, INCLUDING LAMP AND ANTIGEN TESTING. THERE ARE 296 LOCAL SELF-GOVERNING AREAS ABOVE 7 IN THE WEEKLY INFECTION POPULATION RATIO (WIPR). OF THESE, 81 ARE IN URBAN AREAS AND 215 IN RURAL AREAS. ON SATURDAY, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT 142 DEATHS IN RECENT DAYS WERE CAUSED BY COVID-19. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL DEATH TOLL TO 21,422.