Twelve patients succumbed to the pandemic while 3,402 new persons were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Kerala on Wednesday. This is the highest number of persons diagnosed with Covid-19 on a single day till date. What has caused concern is the number of patients who contracted the pandemic through local contact-3,120. Out of the total positive cases diagnosed on Wednesday, 235 patients could not furnish details like from where and when they contracted the virus.
The death toll reached 384 by Wednesday evening. Except in Wyanadu (77) and Idukki (24) districts, all the remaining 12 districts registered high number of Covid-19 patients. As on Wednesday evening, there were 24, 549 Covid-19 patients across the State.
The day saw 2,751 Covid-19 patients getting admitted to the hospitals.