Kerala logs 5,051 new COVID-19 cases

Kerala recorded 5,051 new COVID-19 cases, including four UK returnees and 5,638 recoveries on Thursday as the total caseloadinched towards the eight lakh mark.

In the last 24 hours ending 2 PM, 60,613 samples have been



tested and the test positivity rate was 8.83 per cent, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.

So far, 82,85,394 samples have been sent for testing.

The toll has gone up to 3234 with 25 more deaths being added to the tally.