Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Tuesday reported 21,119 fresh Covid-19 cases that pushed the total Matieload infection to 35,86,693, with the level of pepositives of the test in the country increased by almost 16 percent.
The number of people who surrendered to the virus rose to 18,004 with 152 deaths again.
As many as 18,493 people have recovered from infection since Monday, taking total recovery to 33,96,184 and the number of active cases in the state to 1,71,985, the release of the state government.
In the last 24 hours, 1,32,769 tested samples and TPR were found 15.91 percent.
So far, 2,87,45,545 samples have been tested, he said.
Some of the worst affected districts in the country are Malappuram (3603), Ernakulam (2539), Kozhikode (2335), Thrissur (2231), Palakkad (1841), Kollam (1635), Alappuzha (1230), Kannur (1091) and Thiruvananthapuram (1040).
From new cases, 111 are health workers, 40 has come from outside the country and 20,027 infected through contact with the contact source is unclear in 941 cases, the release said.
At present there are 4,82,290 people under supervision in various countries.
Of these, 4.53,540 is in a quarantine of a house or institutional and 28,750 in the hospital.