Kerala witnessed a hike in the covid numbers as it confirms 12,100 new covid positive cases today.<br />'' <br />''The test positivity rate is 10.25 percent at present. 76 deaths were also confirmed due to Covid today taking the total death toll to 13,716 .<br />'' <br />''Bringing respite, 11,551 people recovered from the covid infection.<br />'' <br />''At present, over 1,04,000<b> </b>people are undergoing covid treatment in the state.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the complete weekend lockdown in Kerala continued today also.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">There were strict police checks in rural and urban areas. Permission was granted only for essential services.</span>