4,505 new Covid-19 cases in Kerala

The coronavirus cases in Kerala continued to witness a sharp rise even on Friday. At least 4,505 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases rose to 59,814 in the southern stat, according to the data released by the official. The state tested 67,574 samples and the test positivity rate was 6.67%,



health minister K K Shailaja said. Till now,1,09,06,927 samples have been sent for testing.

"Out of those infected today, 74 reached the state from outside while 4,110 contracted the disease from their contacts. The source of infection of 288 is yet to be traced. 33 health workers are also among the infected," the health minister said in a release.