State records yet another high

Of the 1,30,617 tested, 28,447 turn positive; TPR at 21.78%

As the second wave of COVID-19 relentlessly rides through the State, the past seven days have seen Kerala set as many new records as far as daily new cases are concerned. On Friday, when the test results of 1,30,617 samples came in, the case graph went up by another 28,447 new cases, which is the highest single-day spike reported till date in the State. The test positivity rate, which, less than three weeks ago was around 3%, now stands at 21.78% More results of the augmented testing drive are expected to come in the following days.