Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala reported 223 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday taking the total caseload to 65,35,971.

No deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in the last few days.

Five deaths were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the Health Department said. The total fatalities due to the virus in the state reached 68,365.

Currently, there are 2,211 active COVID-19 cases in Kerala, it said, adding that the state has tested 10,673 samples in the last 24 hours.

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Meanwhile, 299 people recuperated from the disease.

District-wise breakup of today's positive cases:
Ernakulam 55
Thiruvananthapuram 48
Kozhikode 27
Thrissur 17
Alappuzha 14
Kottayam 11
Kollam 10
Pathanamthitta 10
Kannur 9
Malappuram 7
Palakkad 7
Idukki 4
Wayanad 4
Kasaragod 0

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