1,212 fresh COVID-19 cases takes Kerala's COVID-19 tally 38,144

Kerala on Wednesday reported 1,212 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 22 health workers, and five deaths taking the infection count to 38,144 and the toll to 125. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the day's recoveries stood at 880 and there were 13,045 active cases. "Out of the 1,212 new cases, 1,068 are through



their contacts.

"Currently, 13,045 people are under treatment for COVID-19 in the state. At least 1,51,752 people are under observation, including 12,426 in isolation wards of various hospitals across the state," he said. The state tested 28,644 samples in the last24 hours, the chief minister said.