<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala confirmed 1,129 new COVID-19 cases today. The State Health department informed that out of the new cases 880 persons contracted the virus through contact. Source of infection of 58 is unknown. In addition, 24 health workers, also tested COVID positive.  <br />''<br />''Thiruvananthapuram continued to report highest number of COVID cases, 259, among which  241 are through local transmission. State also confirmed eight deaths due to COVID today, taking the official death toll to 81. Meanwhile, 752 people recovered from the virus infection today. At present, there are 10,862 active COVID cases in Kerala. A total of 13,779 people have recovered in the state. </span><br />