Kerala reports 4 000 plus fresh COVID-19 cases for second day in row Toll crosses 500

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 18 (PTI) For the second
successive day, Kerala reported over 4,000 COVID-19 cases on
Friday, taking the total infection count to 1,26,381 while the
toll crossed the 500 mark.
At least 102 health workers were among the 4,167 new
positive cases and 12 more people succumbed to the disease as
the toll climbed to 501, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.
On Thursday, the state had recorded its single-day
highest of 4,351 cases as fresh cases crossed the 4,000 mark
for the first time.
State capital Thiruvananthapuram reported the highest
ever single day spike on Friday with 926 cases followed by
Kozhikode (404) and Kollam (355).
As many as 48 of the new patients came from abroad, 165
from other states while 3,849 contracted the disease through
their contacts, she said in a release here.
A total of 2,744 patients were discharged as 35,724
people remained under treatment.
Till now, 90,089 people have been cured in the state, the
Minister said.
Among the other districts which clocked fresh cases in
three digits, Ernakulam logged 348, Kannur 330, Thrissur 326,
Malappuram 297, Alappuzha 274, Palakkad 268 and Kottayam 225.
At least 2,16,262 people were under observation in the
state with 24,634 of them in isolation wards of various
hospitals.
Eighteen places were added to the list of hotspots,
taking the total to 614.
Currently, Thiruvananthapuram has 6,464 COVID-19 cases,
the highest in the state followed by Kozhikode (3,633),
Ernakulam (3,410) and Malappuram with 3,245 positive cases
while the rest were scattered in other districts. PTI RRT
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