Summary:
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 18 (PTI) COVID-19 infections in Kerala on Tuesday witnessed a steep rise as the state reported 28,481 new positive cases taking the infection count to 54,07,312.
Kerala had reported 22,946 cases on Monday.
State Health Minister Veena George said the state had tested 80,740 samples in the last 24 hours and there are over 1.42 lakh active COVID-19 cases in the state.
On Tuesday, Kerala reported 122 deaths taking the toll in the state to 51,026.
Among today"s fatalities, 39 were recorded over the last few days and 83 designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court.
"Currently, there are 1,42,512 active COVID-19 cases in the state out of which only 3.4 per cent are admitted to hospitals," the Health department said in a release.