New COVID-19 cases crossed the 2,000-mark for the second consecutive day in the State on Wednesday. A total of 2,193 new cases were reported in the State on the day when 19,068 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate (TPR) remained more or less steady at 11.5%.
Ernakulam topped among districts with 589 new cases, followed by Thiruvananthapuram (359), Kottayam (277) and Kottayam (225). The State currently has 11,329 active cases, of which 3,728 cases are in Ernakulam and 2,226 in the capital.
A total of 17 deaths entered the official COVID-19 fatality list on Wednesday. Of these, five deaths are recent COVID deaths, while 12 deaths were included in the list following appeals.
