Kerala reported 5,177 new COVID cases and 4,801 recoveries today. In the last 24 hours,  56,073 samples were tested and the test positivity rate increased to 9.23 per cent.<br />'' <br />''The total number of active COVID cases in the State is 63,155. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, 22 recent deaths were also confirmed due to COVID today, taking the death toll in the State to 2,914. At present, a total of 6,60,445 people have recovered in the State.</span><br />