Kerala logs 5,281 coronavirus cases, toll nears 4000-mark

Kerala registered 5,281 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking total caselo to 9.88 lakh as toll is nearing 4000 mark with dition of 16 fatalities.

As many as 5,692 people have been cured of illness, pushing total recoveries to 9.20 lakh. active cases in state has touched 63,915, Health minister K K Shailaja said.

In last 24 hours ending 2 pm, 71,656 samples have been tested and test positivity ratetouched7.37 per cent. So far, 1.03 crore samples have been sent for testing. Pathanamthitta accounted for highest number of cases today with 694, Ernakulam 632, Kozhikode 614 and Kollam 579.

cumulative cases have gone up to 9,88,655, while toll has mounted to 3936 with 16 more succumbing to infection, release ded.

Of positive cases, 32 are health workers, 106 people h come from outside state and 4783 were infected through contact. At least 2.25 lakh people are under observation in various districts, including 10,382 in hospitals.

As second phase of vaccination began in state for revenue and police personnel on Thursday, Thiruvananthapuram district collector Navjot Khosa and DGP Loknath Behera took jab.