total of 2,791 new Covid – 19 cases were reported in Kerala on Saturday . The test positivity rate continued to decline and was recorded at 4.52 percent .
The district – wise statistics of positive cases : Kozhikode – 376 , Kollam – 299 , Malappuram – 286 , Ernakulam – 237 , Thrissur – 231 , Kottayam – 223 , Pathanamthitta – 222 , Kannur – 215 , Alappuzha – 206 , Thiruvananthapuram – 188 , Palakkad – 102 , Kasaragod – 89 , Wayanad – 61 and Idukki – 56 .
Meanwhile , no UK returnees tested positive for Covid – 19 in the last 24 hours . So far , 99 people returned from foreign countries tested positive for the virus infection . 83 of them have recovered . So far , 11 patients have been identified with the mutant virus strain . 61,764 samples were tested in the last 24 hours . In total , 1,18,40,927 samples including routine sample , sentinel sample , CBNAAT , Truenat , POCT , PCR , RTLAMP , antigen were sent for the tests .
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