Kerala’s corona virus cases scare gaining momentum. Active COVID-19 cases in Kerala scaled higher at the one-lakh mark as the daily positive count continued to rise with 8,511 new cases on Friday while the toll rose to 1,281 with the addition of 26 deaths. As many as 95,657 people were presently undergoing treatment while the total infection count stood at 3,64,895, Kerala government said. The fresh cases were detected after testing 64,789 samples and included 82 health workers, Health Minister KK Shailaja said.

A total of 6,118 people were recovered from the disease, taking the cumulative cures in Kerala so far to 2,80,793, Shailaja said in a release. Two districts accounted for over 1,000 fresh cases with Malappuram recording 1,375, the highest in the state, followed by Thrissur 1,020.  Thiruvananthapuram reported 890 cases, Ernakulam reported 874 and Kozhikode 751 cases. Twenty-six COVID-19 deaths in the past few days were confirmed, pushing the toll to 1,281. Two of the deceased were over 90 years of age. Of the positive cases on last Friday, a total of 148 had come from outside the state and 7,269 were infected through contact.

At least 2,80,184 people are under observation in various districts, including 22,780 in hospitals. Thus far, 42,12,611 samples have been sent for testing. While 12 new areas got into the list of hotspots, 14 were removed.

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