Kerala reported 6,169 new COVID cases and 4,808 recoveries on Wednesday.
With this, the number of active COVID cases in the state rose to 62,802.
Of the new cases, 5,349 contracted the virus through contact while 98 had come from outside the state.
The infection source of 662 contact cases remain unclear.
Ernakulam, Kottayam and Kozhikode reported the most cases - 953, 642 and 605 respectively.
The test positivity rate in the state (i.e. the number of people likely to test positive for the virus in a group of 100) is 10.04.
22 COVID deaths
Twenty-two COVID deaths were confirmed on Wednesday.
With this, COVID death toll in the state rose to 2,892.
Though more deaths were reported, the State is yet to ascertain them as COVID deaths.
Tests are underway at National Institute of Virology in Alappuzha.
Sixty healthworkers too contracted the virus.
Recoveries
So far, 6,55,644 have been cured of the virus.
There are currently 2,74,206 people under observation across the state. Of them, 2,60,645 are under home or institutional quarantine while 13,561 are in hospitals.
A total of 1,482 people were admitted in hospitals today.
Here's the district-wise break-up of today's cases:
Ernakulam - 953 (contact cases - 728)
Kottayam - 642 (595)
Kozhikode - 605 (577)
Thrissur - 564 (546)
Malappuram - 500 (467)
Kollam - 499 (490)
Alappuzha - 431 (423)
Pathanamthitta - 406 (319)
Thiruvananthapuram - 404 (284)
Palakkad - 367 (196)
Wayanad - 260 (250)
Idukki - 242 (237)
Kannur - 228 (176)
Kasaragod - 68 (61)
Here's the district-wise break-up of today's recoveries:
Thiruvananthapuram - 312
Kollam - 186
Pathanamthitta - 201
Alappuzha - 270
Kottayam - 530
Idukki - 205
Ernakulam - 709
Thrissur - 420
Palakkad - 356
Malappuram - 570
Kozhikode - 640
Wayanad - 152
Kannur - 151
Kasaragod - 106
