Kerala reports over 31k COVID-19 cases
News | Aug 26, 2021, 11:44 AM ISTKerala recorded a high number of COVID-19 cases – 31,445 – in a single day, on Wednesday, August 25 2021
Kerala recorded a high number of COVID-19 cases – 31,445 – in a single day, on Wednesday, August 25 2021
Kerala on Wednesday logged 31,445 fresh COVID-19 cases and 215 deaths, pushing the total infection count to 38,83,429 and the fatalities to 19,972 till date. The last time the state crossed the 30,000 mark was on May 20 when it logged 30,491 cases. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) rose further on Wednesday and crossed the 19 per cent mark, according to a state government release.
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