Kerala sees 8,369 fresh cases of COVID-19

As many as 2.67 lakh people have recovered from COVID-19 in Kerala so far, while the infection count has almost reached the 3.50 lakh mark with 8,369 fresh cases on Wednesday, the state government said. The toll climbed to 1,232 with 26fatalities. As many as 7,262 were infected through contact and the source of infection of 883 people is not yet



known. 

In the last 24 hours, 62,030 samples were tested, and results of 6,839 people had returned negative, with recoveries touching 2,67,082, Health minister K K Shailaja said in a press release here.

The total infections mounted to 3,48,791 with the addition of the fresh cases. So far, 40,91,729 samples have been sent for testing.