22,318 new Covid-19 cases, 194 deaths in Kerala

COVID-19 cases in Kerala continued its downward trend, with the state on Friday logging 22,318 infections, taking the caseload to 24.40 lakh, while 194 deaths pushed the toll to 8,257.

 

Recoveries outnumbered new infections with 26,270 patients



testing negative, taking the total to 22,24,405.

 

A total of 1,36,068 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, taking the caseload to 24,40,847 and the test positivity rate to 16.4 per cent, a health department bulletin said. Active cases stood at 2,37,819.