Thiruvananthapuram: The state recorded new 5,042 cases of coronavirus today. At the same time, 4640 have been recovered from the disease, informed Health Minister K K Shailaja.
Ernakulam recorded with 705 cases followed by Thiruvananthapuram 700, Kozhikode 641, Malappuram 606, Kollam 458, Thrissur 425, Kottayam 354, Kannur 339, Palakkad 281, Kasaragod 207, Alappuzha 199, Idukki 71, Wayanad 31 and Pathanamthitta 25.
The death toll in the state has climbed to 859 with an addition of 23 deaths reported today.
Of the confirmed cases, 29 arrived from abroad while 102 from other states. At the same time, 4,338 contracted the disease through local transmission.
