Kochi: Kerala reported 4,557 new Covid-19 cases with 315 Covid deaths – 52 new Covid deaths and 263 newly certified deaths as Covid-19 deaths based on revised regulations – on Saturday.
With this, the death toll rises to 41,439 in the state.
Thiruvananthapuram District recorded a maximum case – 814, followed by Ernakulam (606), Kozhikode (566), Kottayam (347), Thrissur (489), Kollam (350), Kannur (271), Malappuram (233), Malappuram (233), Malappuram (233), Malappuram (233), Alappuzha (160), Wayanad (135), Idukki (139), Palakkad (151) and Kasaragod (80).
While nine new Covid patients have returned from outside the country, 4,305 people contracted the virus through contact.
The source of infection 205 patients remained unknown.
Thirty-eight health workers are also tested positive for Covid-19.
A total of 58,817 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Among 43,771 active Covid cases reported, only 7.6% of patients had been hospitalized.
Now, 96.4% of the eligible population has received a single dose of vaccines, while 67.3% receive two doses of vaccines.
Kerala has the highest number of vaccinations per million in India, the health department said.
Of the 4,557 new patients, 3,942 qualified for vaccination.
Of these, 463 took one dose and 2.202 took two doses.
However, 1,277 people were not reported to have received a vaccine.