Summary:
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (PTI) Kerala logged 9,361 new COVID-19 cases and 99 deaths on Friday, pushing the infection count to 48,88,678 and the death toll to 27,765.
According to a release, 9,401 people recuperated from the disease today, taking the total cured in the state to 47,88,629.
"Currently there are 80,892 active COVID-19 cases of which only 9.8 per cent are hospitalised," State Health Minister Veena George said in a release.
She said 80,393 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and there are 211 wards with a weekly infection population ratio above ten per cent.
Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of fresh positive cases today--1,552, followed by Thiruvananthapuram with 1,214 and Kollam- 1,214.
Of those found infected today, 39 reached the state from outside while 9,012 contracted the disease through their contact.