COVID: Kerala reports 7020 cases on Thursday, 6037 cases through contact; 8474 recoveries
Thursday 29 October 2020 6:04 PM IST
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 7020 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed.
Among the new cases, 6037 persons developed the disease through contact including 734 cases without an identified source of infection.
Meanwhile, 8474 patients tested negative for the virus on Thursday.
The state recorded 26 COVID deaths on Thursday with the toll rising to 1429.
District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:
Thrissur- 983 Ernakulam- 802 Thiruvananthapuram- 789 Alappuzha- 788 Kozhikode- 692 Malappuram- 589 Kollam- 482 Kannur- 419 Kottayam- 389 Palakkad- 369 Pathanamthitta- 270 Kasargod- 187 Idukki- 168 Wayanad- 93
As many as 54,339 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours.