Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that another 14,424 people tested Covid positive out of the 1,07,250 samples sent for testing in the past 24 hours, on Thursday.

Nevertheless the test positivity rate (TPR) came down from 13.45 per cent from 14.09 per cent last day,, the number of deaths rose to 194, against 156 on Wednesday, taking the toll to 10,631. A statement issued here by Vijayan said there were 1,35,298 active cases on Thursday, while 17,994 people turned negative, taking the total number of cured people in the state to 25,42,242. Across the state, 5,80,417 people were under observation at various places, including 31,966 people at hospitals. There were 891 hotspots in the state.

The Kerala state is presently under lockdown and while on Friday, there will be some relaxations and more shops will be allowed to open, but on Saturday and Sunday, there would be strict curbs. The present lockdown is till Wednesday but with the situation continuing to remain sticky, it is likely to be extended for a few more days.

India Covid overview: India, in the last 24 hours, has reported 94,052 Covid-19 cases, and 6,148 deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of deaths that the country has seen in a day since the start of the pandemic. The jump in deaths come after Bihar revised its toll on Wednesday, adding 3,951 previously uncounted deaths to its tally.

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