#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/82xeWbxE1d Today, the southern state reported 25,010 new Covid cases and 177 deaths, taking the caseload to 43,34,704 and the death toll to 22,303.
Kerala health minister Veena George said 1,51,317 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 16.53%.
Thrissur reported the highest number of fresh cases today--3,226, followed by Ernakulam with 3,034 and Malappuram 2,606. "There are 2,37,643 active Covid cases and of that only 12.9 per cent have been hospitalised," the minister said.
Of those found infected on Friday, 102 reached the state from outside while 23,791 contracted the disease from their contact.