903 new persons were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Wednesday in Kerala. Out of this 706 persons contracted the pandemic through local transmission while 35 persons failed to point out the source from where they got infected, according to a release issued by the Department of Health, Government of Kerala.
The situation in the State remained grim as the number of hotspots rose to 492 by Wednesday evening. In addition to cities and towns, the villages in the State, known for heir scenic landscapes, ponds and rivers have been declared as covid infected and unsafe.
The entire Thiruvananthapuram has become an epicentre of the disease as 213 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday and most of these cases were from villages.
198 out of the 213 new cases were infected through local transmission.
Though 641 patients were discharged from hospitals after getting fully recovered, 10, 350 patients are undergoing treatment in the hospitals and theiur numbers are increasing by the day. The day saw 1,475 patients getting hospitalised as their condition worsened.
In addition to the newly diagnosed persons, 30 health workers in the State tested positive for the pandemic on Wednesday. The last 24 hours saw collection of 23,924 samples for testing.