Kerala reports 7,515 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours. 20 deaths have been registered in the last one day, according to ANI.On the positive side, the state recorded 2,959 recoveries today, taking the total recoveries to 11,23,133.
The active cases in the state have now climbed to 52,132. A health department bulletin said 73,441 samples have been sent for testing, taking the overall number to 1,38,87,669.
The test positivity rate stood at 10.23%.Following the recent spike in cases, the Kerala government on Tuesday issued new guidelines for surveillance of the spread of disease.
The new measures to contain Covid-19 will be in effect up to the end of this month.The number of attendees has been capped at 100 for indoor gatherings and at 200.