Kerala on February 17 reported 4,892 new Covid cases, informed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during a press meet. 4,832 recoveries were also reported in the state.
69,953 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate was recorded at 6.64 percent.
Sixteen deaths were confirmed of Covid-19 taking the total death toll in the state to 4,302.
Of the positive cases, 24 were health workers, while 90 had come from outside the state and 4,497 infected through contact. The source of infection of 281 among them is unknown.
No UK returnee has tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
