Kerala reported 5,023 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday when 61,612 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
For the first time since the third wave of COVID-19 peaked, the State’s active COVID cases fell below the 50,000 mark. On Wednesday, the State’s active case pool dropped to 47,354, with 11,077 persons reported to have recovered from the disease on the day. About 6.6 % of the active cases are currently hospitalised.