Kerala today recorded  45 thousand 136 Covid-19 positive cases and 21 thousand 324 recoveries. Among those infected include  443 health workers.  Test Positivity Rate  further surged to 44.8 per cent.  State's active caseload has risen to two lakh  47 thousand 227.<br />''  <br />''Besides 70 new Covid deaths,  Health Department also reported 62 deaths certified as Covid-19 deaths based on the revised rules. <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">  <br />''Kerala will go in for a total lockdown tomorrow and next Sunday to slow down the accelerated pace of COVID-19 transmission.  Tight security measures will be enforced from midnight tonight. Only essential services will be allowed. State Government has decided not to grant special leave to its employees having primary contacts with Covid positive persons. </span><br />