Kerala on Tuesday reported 31,337 fresh COVID-19 cases , pushing the caseload to 21,70,651, the health bulletin said. Those who tested positive today included 109 health workers. Of the positive cases, 150 people had come from outside the state and 28,921 were infected through contact. "The number of cases today is a reflection of the infection that happened a week back or earlier. The comments came on Monday when the state recorded 99,651 recoveries from COVID even as 21,402 people tested positive.

Source: Mint May 18, 2021 13:52 UTC