Kerala Government has decided to continue Sunday lockdown and district-level restrictions to slow down transmission of the third wave of COVID-19.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the State on Monday reported 42,154 Covid-19 positive cases and 38,458 recoveries. The infected included 340 health workers. Test Positivity Rate slightly dipped to 42.40 percent.<br />''<br />''Ernakulam district continues to be worst affected with 9, 453 fresh cases.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Besides 10 Covid fatalities, health authorities also registered 638 deaths that are certified as Covid-19 deaths based on Supreme Court directions. Kerala's active cases have risen to 3,57,552.</span><br />