<p>Kerala on Saturday recorded 20,487 new Covid-19 cases and 181 deaths, taking the infection count to 43,55,191 and the death toll to 22,484.</p>.<p>A total of 26,155 persons recuperated from the disease today, taking the total cured in the State to 41,00,355.</p>.<p>State Health minister Veena George said 1,34,861 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 15.19 per cent.</p>.<p>Among the districts, Thrissur reported the highest number of fresh cases -- 2,812, followed by Ernakulam with 2,490 and Thiruvananthapuram 2,217.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>"Currently there are 2,31,792 active cases in the state of which only 12.9 per cent patients have been admitted to hospitals," the minister said in a release.</p>.<p>The minister said of those found infected today, 102 reached the state from outside while 19,497 contracted the disease from their contact.</p>.<p>The source of infection of 793 is yet to be traced and 95 health workers are also among the infected.</p>.<p>There are 4,108 wards across 794 local self-government bodies with a weekly infection population ratio above seven per cent. </p>
<p>Kerala on Saturday recorded 20,487 new Covid-19 cases and 181 deaths, taking the infection count to 43,55,191 and the death toll to 22,484.</p>.<p>A total of 26,155 persons recuperated from the disease today, taking the total cured in the State to 41,00,355.</p>.<p>State Health minister Veena George said 1,34,861 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 15.19 per cent.</p>.<p>Among the districts, Thrissur reported the highest number of fresh cases -- 2,812, followed by Ernakulam with 2,490 and Thiruvananthapuram 2,217.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>"Currently there are 2,31,792 active cases in the state of which only 12.9 per cent patients have been admitted to hospitals," the minister said in a release.</p>.<p>The minister said of those found infected today, 102 reached the state from outside while 19,497 contracted the disease from their contact.</p>.<p>The source of infection of 793 is yet to be traced and 95 health workers are also among the infected.</p>.<p>There are 4,108 wards across 794 local self-government bodies with a weekly infection population ratio above seven per cent. </p>