Kerala faces a third wave of COVID-19 infection, as cases rise with more returnees turning positive.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, 14 new COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Kerala today, out of which two people returned from abroad, seven from Tamil Nadu and two from Maharashtra. The total active cases have risen to 101. This is the highest figure, since may first week, after Kerala effectively flattened the COVID-19 curve, in the first and second wave of infection, bringing down the active cases to 16 and reporting a recovery rate of  93 per cent. <br />''<br />''<br />''More than 60,000 people had returned to Kerala since May first week from abroad and other parts of the country.The number of people under observation also rose to over 62,000 in the State.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, 7 flights carrying expatriates from Middle-East are arriving today in Kerala as part of Vande Bharat mission. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Flight from Muscat had arrived in Thiruvananthapuram and flight from Dubai too arrived in Kochi. Five more flights are scheduled to arrive in Kochi, Kannur and Kozhikode airports tonight.</span><br />