Kerala reported 543 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, when 17,804 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
As on Friday, there are 4,389 patients in the State. A total of 872 persons were reported to have recovered from the disease on the day. About 10 % of the active cases are currently hospitalised.
On Friday, the total number of patients admitted with moderate or severe COVID in hospitals fell to 460. New hospital admissions on the day was 88.