2,316 new covid-19 cases, 16 deaths in Kerala

Kerala reported 2,316 fresh COVID-19 cases and 16 more deaths on Tuesday, taking the infection count to 10,81,404 and the death toll to 4,328.

The day also saw 4,386 people recuperating from the disease, pushing the total cured to



10,39,281.

Currently, there are 37,150 people under treatment in the state. State Health minister K K Shailaja said the state tested 65,906 samples in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 3.51 per cent.

Till now, 1,19,97,827 samples have been tested.