Kerala continues to report surge in Covid cases as 1968 new cases were confirmed today.<br />''<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />''</span>The State Health department informed in the official release that among the new cases 1777 persons  contracted the virus through local transmission.<br />'' <br />''35 healthcare workers were also infected by the virus.Bringing relief 1419 recoveries were also reported today. The total active Covid cases in Kerala rose to 18673 .<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile  the death toll in State due to Covid  reached  203 as twelve more deaths were confirmed today.<br />