Kerala on Saturday reported as many as 26,685 new COVID19 cases pushing the active tally to 1,98,576. Meanwhile, the death toll reached 5,080 as 25 people succumbed to the deadly virus in the span of 24 hours, the health bulletin said.Today's numbers are however lower than yesterday's count of 28,447 fresh cases, which was the highest one-day spike for the state.
On Friday, the state reported 27 related fatalities.As many as 7,067 people have been cured of the infection and the total recoveries have touched 11,73,202.Presently, 1,98,576 people are undergoing treatment for the infection.
In the last 24 hours, 1,31,155 samples were tested and the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) shot up to 20.35 per cent.So far, 1,49,89,949 samples have been.