Kerala Logs 17,446 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 66 Related Deaths

Coronavirus: The number of people who succumbed to COVID-19 in Kerala rose to 16,035 with 66 more deaths.

Kerala on Saturday logged 17,466 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the infection caseload to 32,71,530, with the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) going back to more than 12 per cent after falling below it for a day. The TPR had crossed 11 per cent on July 19 after remaining below it for several weeks and had continued to rise till 13.63 per cent on July 23. On July 24, it went down to 11.91 per cent and then again rose to 12.3 on Sunday. The number of people who succumbed to the virus rose to 16,035 with 66 more deaths. As many as 15,247 people have been cured of the infection, taking the total recoveries to 31,14,716, leaving 1,40,276 active cases, a state government release said.