Kerala reported 12,617 new COVID cases and 11,730 recoveries on Tuesday.
With this, the number of active COVID cases in the state rose to 1,00,437.
So far, 27,16,284 have been cured of the disease.
Of the new cases, 11,719 contracted the virus through contact while 60 came from outside the state and 72 are healthcare workers.
A total of 1,17,720 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
So far, 2,21,56,947 samples have been sent for testing.
The test positivity rate (TPR) in the state is 10.72 per cent.
The average TPR in the state for the last three days is 10.02 per cent.
Thrissur reported the highest TPR in the state - 12.06 per cent - while Kannur reported the lowest - 7.08 per cent.
The TPR is below 10 per cent in seven districts - Kannur, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram.
Malappuram, Kollam and Ernakulam districts reported the most cases - 1603, 1525 and 1491 respectively.
A total of 141 COVID deaths too were confirmed on Tuesday.
With this, the COVID death toll in the state rose to 12,295.
There are currently 4,19,051 people under observation across the state.
Of them, 3,92,556 are under home or institutional quarantine while 26,495 are in hospitals.
Here's the district-wise break-up of today's cases:
Malappuram 1,603
Kollam 1,525
Ernakulam 1,491
Thiruvananthapuram 1,345
Thrissur 1,298
Palakkad 1,204
Kozhikode 817
Alappuzha 740
Kottayam 609
Kannur 580
Pathanamthitta 441
Kasargod 430
Idukki 268
Wayanad 266
Here's the district-wise break-up of today's recoveries:
Thiruvananthapuram 1,212
Kollam 1,032
Pathanamthitta 526
Alappuzha 1,043
Kottayam 716
Idukki 573
Ernakulam 1,021
Thrissur 1,272
Palakkad 1,391
Malappuram 1,016
Kozhikode 992
Wayanad 235
Kannur 322
Kasargod 379
