Kerala adds 5,457 more people tested corona positive

Kerala on Tuesday reported 5,457 more coronavirus cases after testing 46,193 new samples even as its active case tally climbed up to 92,161.

For the first time in a few weeks, none of the 14 districts on Tuesday saw daily cases above 1,000, including state capital that recorded 413 new cases only.

Health Minister KK Shaiilaja said 7,015 more patients had



tested negative.

“The active cases total 92,161 while 3,09,032 COVID-19 patients have been cured so far. A total of 24 Covid deaths took the state’s death toll to 1,376,” she said in a statement.

Across the state, 2,83,150 people were under observation at various places, including 21,587 in hospitals. Ten new corona hotspots took the state total to 688.