State registers 21,613 new cases, 18,556 recoveriesThe COVID-19 case graph in Kerala is on an unrelenting plateau with a daily caseload of 20,000 to 22,000 cases daily for the past three weeks. On Tuesday, the number of new cases logged by the State was 21,613, when 1,39,623 samples were tested over the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate registered on the day spiked to 15.48%ICU occupancy of COVID patients in both public and private hospitals in the State is remaining stable at 2,089 on Tuesday, while the number of those patients requiring ventilator support also dipped from 799 to 780. The number of patients in the State newly admitted to hospitals with COVID rose to 2,409. The cumulative case burden now stands at 37,24, 030 cases.

Source: The Hindu August 17, 2021 15:00 UTC