Kerala reported 20,772 new COVID cases and 14,651 recoveries on Friday.
With this, the number of active COVID cases in the state fell to 1,60,824.
So far, 31,92,104 have been cured of the disease.
Of the new cases, 19,622 contracted the virus through contact while 137 came from outside the state and 81 are healthcare workers.
A total of 1,52,639 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
So far, 2,70,49,431 samples have been sent for testing.
The test positivity rate (TPR) in the state is 13.61.
Malappuram, Kozhikode and Ernakulam districts reported the most cases - 3670, 2470 and 2306 respectively.
A total of 116 COVID deaths too were confirmed on Friday.
With this, the COVID death toll in the state rose to 16,701.
There are currently 4,56,951 people under observation across the state.
Of them, 4,29,118 are under home or institutional quarantine while 27,833 are in hospitals.
Here's the break-up of today's cases:
Malappuram - 3,670 (contact cases - 3,526)
Kozhikode - 2,470 (2,441)
Ernakulam - 2,306 (2,257)
Thrissur - 2,287 (2,268)
Palakkad - 2,070 (1,459)
Kollam - 1,415 (1,408)
Alappuzha - 1,214 (1,200)
Kannur - 1,123 (1,041)
Thiruvananthapuram - 1,082 (985)
Kottayam - 1,030 (982)
Kasaragod - 681 (670)
Wayanad - 564 (549)
Pathanamthitta - 504 (497)
Idukki - 356 (339)
Here's the break-up of today's recoveries:
Thiruvananthapuram - 1,169
Kollam - 1,382
Pathanamthitta - 271
Alappuzha - 983
Kottayam - 740
Idukki - 222
Ernakulam - 1,599
Thrissur - 2,659
Palakkad - 908
Malappuram - 1,838
Kozhikode - 1,029
Wayanad - 239
Kannur - 959
Kasaragod - 653
