Kerala recorded 16,204 new cases of COVID today with test positivity rate marked at 14.09 per cent. In all, 20,237 persons recovered from the disease, taking the active caseload of the state to 1,39,064. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">A total of 156 deaths were confirmed of COVID in the last 24 hours. The cumulative death toll of the state has reached 10,437. More than one lakh 15,000 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.</span><br />