Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 9,361 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, informed the health department in a press release. As many as 99 new fatalities also reported.

In addition to this, 292 deaths till June 14, which had not been confirmed due to the lack of enough records, have been included. Another 172 deaths have also been added to the list as per a Supreme Court direction to follow the Centre’s new guidelines in confirming Covid-19 deaths. With these total deaths have climbed to 27,765.

The district-wise statistics of positive cases: Ernakulam-1,552, Thiruvananthapuram-1,214, Kollam- 1,013, Thrissur-910, Kottayam-731, Kozhikode- 712, Idukki- 537, Malappuram- 517, Pathanamthitta- 500, Kannur-467, Alappuzha-390, Palakkad- 337, Wayanad-310 and Kasaragod-171.

As many as 80,393 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours. The local bodies have been categorised on the basis of the weekly infection population ratio (WIPR). WIPR is above 10 in 211 wards of 158 local self-government bodies.

2,81,286 people are currently under observation in the state. Out of this, 2,72,412 people are under home/institutional quarantine and 8,874 people are in hospitals. 825 people have been taken to hospitals on Friday.

Among the 80,892 active Covid-19 cases reported, only 9.9 percent of patients are admitted to hospitals/field hospitals.

39 of the new COVID patients were returned from outside the state. 9,012 people contracted the virus through contact. The infection source of 254 patients remains unidentified. 56 health workers also tested positive for Covid-19.

Meanwhile, 9,401 recoveries were also reported in the state. The district-wise statistics of recoveries: Thiruvananthapuram –1,309, Kollam-532, Pathanamthitta-183, Alappuzha-401, Kottayam-491, Idukki-626, Ernakulam-1,891, Thrissur-1,121, Palakkad-437, Malappuram-556, Kozhikode-1004, Wayanad-141, Kannur- 519 and Kasaragod-190.