Kerala registered 438 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday when 17,655 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
As on Wednesday, there were 3,410 patients with COVID-19 (active cases) in the State. A total of 562 persons were reported to have recovered from the disease on the day. About 11% of the active cases are currently hospitalised.
On Wednesday, the COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals dropped below 300. The total number of patients admitted with moderate or severe disease in hospitals across the State now stands at 271. New hospital admissions on the day was 52.