This story is from August 3, 2020

Kerala crosses 25,000 Covid-19 positive cases

The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in the state crossed 25,000, with 1,169 new cases reported on Sunday. The state capital recorded an all-time high of 377 positive cases in a day. The total now stands at 25,911.
Kerala crosses 25,000 Covid-19 positive cases
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in the state crossed 25,000, with 1,169 new cases reported on Sunday. The state capital recorded an all-time high of 377 positive cases in a day. The total now stands at 25,911.
The state reported one more death on Sunday— 68-year-old Vijayalakshmi from Thiruvananthapuram—taking the toll to 83 to date. In Kottayam, 94-year-old Rosamma Paily, a native of Kanakkaray who died on Saturday, has been confirmed with Covid.
Thiruvananthapuram has reported the highest number of Covid deaths: 14. There were 688 recoveries in the day.
Of the new cases, 1,031 are contact cases while 43 came from abroad and 95 from other states. The source of 56 cases has not yet been traced. Among healthcare workers, 29 cases were reported, including 11 from Thiruvananthapuram, seven in Ernakulam, five in Kannur, four in Malappuram, and one each in Pathanamthitta and Wayanad. Ten KSE employees and a KLF employee in Thrissur were also among those infected. The other district-wise cases in the day were: Ernakulam, 128, Malappuram, 126, Kasaragod, 113, Kottayam, 70, Kollam, 69, Thrissur, 58, Kozhikode, 50, Idukki, 42, Alappuzha and Palakkad, 38 each, Pathanamthitta, 25, Wayanad, 19 and Kannur, 16.
Thiruvananthapuram had 363 contact cases while among other districts, 113 in Malappuram, 110 in Kasaragod, 79 in Ernakulam, 70 in Kottayam, 51 in Kollam, 40 in Thrissur, 39 in Kozhikode, 36 in Palakkad, 24 in Alappuzha, 23 in Idukki, 18 each in Pathanamthitta and Wayanad, and seven in Kannur.
On Sunday, 30 more new places were designated as hotspots while 25 were removed from the list. At present, there are 497 hotspots in the state.
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