Nearly 4,000 fresh coronavirus cases in Kerala push tally to 587,707

Kerala's COVID-19 tally touched 5,87,707 on Friday with the addition of 3,966 fresh cases while the toll rose to 2,171 with 23 deaths. A total of 4,544 people recovered from the disease, taking the total number of those cured in the state to5,21,522, state Health Minister K K Shailaja said.
 
Currently, 63,885 patients were undergoing treatment for COVID-19



in the state.
 
"Out of the total cases today, 3,348 were cases of local transmission and the source of infection was unknown for 488. Of those diagnosed, 81 have arrived from outside the state. There were 49 health workers among the infected," she said. In a release, the Minister said 39,108 samples were tested and the test positivity rate is 10.14 per cent.