Kerala recorded 20,728fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the infection caseloadto 34,11,489, while 56 more deaths took the toll to 16,837.
It is for the sixth day running that the state hasrecorded more than 20,000 fresh cases.
Since July 27 there have been 1,28,373 more infections inthe state.
As many as 17,792 people have been cured of the infectionsince Saturday, taking the total recoveries to 32,26,761,leaving 1,67,379 active cases,a state government release said.
Malappuram accounted for the most number of cases(3,770), followed by Thrissur 2,689, Kozhikode 2,434,Ernakulam 2,246, Palakkad 1,882, Kollam 1,336, Kannur 1,112,Thiruvananthapuram 1,050, Alappuzha 1,046 and Kottayam 963.
Of the new cases, 68 are health workers, 77 had come fromoutside the state and 19,960 were infected through contactwith the source of contact being not clear in 623 cases, therelease said.
In the last 24 hours,1,70,690 samples were tested and theTotal Positivity Rate (TPR) was found to be 12.14 per cent.
So far, 2,73,87,700 samples have been tested, it said.
There are currently 4,61,133 people under surveillance invarious districts.
Of these, 4,32,537 are in home or institutionalquarantine and 28,596 in hospitals.
There are 678 areas in the state with a TPR of above 10per cent, the release said.
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