6,238 new cases in State
The Hindu
Case graph increasing slowly
Kerala’s COVID-19 graph is on a slow rise and on Sunday, the State reported 6,238 new cases when 54,108 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
With the increase in new cases, the active case pool has risen to 34,902, of whom, only 6.4% are currently admitted in hospitals or field hospitals such as COVID-19 first line/second line treatment centres. A total of 2,390 persons were reported to have recovered from the disease.
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