Three deaths have been reported in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. on Thursday, according to estimates by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
karala accounted for about 90% of the total number of active cases of COVID-19 infections reported across the country as of December 21.
About three fresh infections and three deaths have been reported in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. on December 21, according to estimates by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Of the total 2,669 active cases across the country, as many as 2,341 were reported in Kerala. There was an uptick of about 300 new cases on Thursday as compared to the figures recorded on December 20.
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JN.1 sub-variant
Authorities will collect samples from the deceased to ascertain if they died owing to the JN.1 sub-variant of the coronavirus that was recently detected. The first case of the new sub-variant was detected in a sample taken from a 79-year-old woman in Thiruvananthapuram. No other such cases have been reported yet.
COVID-19 in Ernakulam
As of Thursday, the cumulative total of deaths in Kerala after the pandemic broke out three years ago was 72, 059. The corresponding number of persons who were cured or discharged was 68.3 lakh. Nearly 211 people were either discharged or cured of the disease in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. on Thursday.
Increase in tests
As per official estimates, the test positivity rate was around 24% in Ernakulam as of Wednesday. A weekly review meeting of doctors affiliated with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) observed that the proportion of infection among people visiting hospitals with fever and respiratory symptoms had gone up compared to the situation in October.
While only 1.5% were positive in October, it had gone up to 8.8% in November and 30% in December, as per inferences made by doctors at major hospitals in the state, including Thiruvananthapuram. While it is clear that COVID-19 is on the rise, the vast majority do not require hospitalization, said Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan, Member of the Public Health Advisory Panel, IMA, Kerala.
“However, many of them require time off work, which could disrupt productivity. As of now, the spread is more among the most mobile demographic groups, that is, relatively healthy young adults, but this picture could change if a large number of vulnerable people are eventually affected. Hence, we must take early measures to reduce the spread into the community. Dengue remains a major contributor to febrile illnesses, while the share of influenza appears to be abating,” he said.
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