17,821 COVID-19 cases, 196 fresh deaths in Kerala

Kerala recorded 17,821 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total caseload to 23,35,762, while 196 deaths pushed the toll to 7,554. Recoveries outnumbered new cases with 36,039 people under treatment testing negative for the virus,



taking the total number to 20,98,674.

 

Active cases stood at 2,59,179. Thiruvnanthapuram recorded the highest number of 2,750 cases, followed by Malappuram with 2,533 and Palakkad 1,898, a health department release said.