<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala continues to report spike in Covid cases as 5042 new cases were confirmed today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile the death toll in the state rose to 859 as 23 more deaths due to Covid were confirmed. 4640 recoveries were also reported today. The total active Covid cases in Kerala rose to 84, 873.</span><br />''