Kerala reported 4,064 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday when 51,974 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
The active case pool fell below the 50,000 mark and the number of patients was 41,675 on Thursday. A total of 9,531 persons were reported to have recovered from the disease on the day. About 6.7 % of the active cases are currently hospitalised.
The total number of patients admitted with moderate or severe COVID in hospitals now stands at 2,848. New hospital admissions on Thursday also showed a significant dip at 391.