Most affected districts due to Covid: Among the 14 districts, Ernakulam recorded the highest with 204 cases, followed by Kottayam 188 and Thiruvananthapuram 174, it said.

Of the new cases, 8 were health workers, 2 were from outside the State and 1,336 were infected through contact with the source of it not being clear in 62.

There are currently 75,365 people under surveillance in various districts, of whom 74,070 are in-home or institutional quarantine and 1,295 in hospitals, it added. India's Covid-19 cases fall: India on Sunday recorded a further decline in Covid-19 cases, as the Union Health Ministry updated data reported 5,476 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

Additionally, the Covid-19 deaths recorded a steep decline with 158 deaths reported in the 24 hour period. While 9,754 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours, with active cases at 59,442, as per the updated data.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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