Kerala records 6,316 new Covid-19 cases

Kerala recorded 6,316 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total caseload to 6.14 lakh as the toll mounted to 2,298 with 28 additional fatalities. As many as 5,924 have been cured, taking the total recoveries so far to 5,50,788 and 61,455 people are undergoing



treatment for the virus, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters.
 
The state's covid tally so far has touched 6,14,673.
 
In the last 24 hours, 56,993 samples have been tested, as the test positivity rate climbed to 11.08 per cent, Vijayan said.