New COVID-19 cases breached the 4,000 mark yet again in the State and on Wednesday, Kerala reported 4,083 new cases when 22,672 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
The test positivity rate was 18.01% . Active cases now stand at 28,635.
On Wednesday, 15 deaths (including eight appeals) were added to the State’s official COVID-19 toll. The pandemic has so far claimed 70,008 lives in the State. Hospitalisations remain at a low.