42,464 new cases in State
The Hindu
27,152 people recover, TPR at 27.28%
Kerala’s COVID-19 case graph continued its relentless climb, with the State setting yet another high in new cases. On Thursday, 42,464 cases were reported when 1,55,632 samples were tested in 24 hours. The test positivity rate in the State went up to 27.28%. The active case pool of the State has grown to 3,90,906 patients. A record number of 63 deaths were added to the official list on Thursday, taking the cumulative toll of COVID-19 fatalities to 5,628 deaths. This included 19 deaths in from Kottayam, 16 from Kannur, 14 from Thiruvananthapuram, six from Thrissur, five from Pathanamthitta, two from Ernakulam and one death from Wayanad. The number of COVID patients currently being treated in hospitals in the State has risen to 29,882, with 3,633 patients getting hospitalised on Thursday.
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