The State reported 429 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, when 19,648 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
There are 3,171 active cases in the State now. A total of 620 persons were reported to have recovered from the disease on the day. About 11.4 % of the active cases are currently hospitalised.
On Thursday, the total number of patients admitted with moderate or severe COVID in hospitals across the State dropped to 227. New hospital admissions on the day were 50.
