<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala continued to report surge in Covid cases as it confirms 7445 new covid cases  today.<br />''<br />''21 more deaths were also reported today due to Covid taking the death toll in the State to 677.<br />''<br />''3391 people recovered today. The total active Covid cases in the state has reached 56, 709.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Kerala Health Minister K.K.Shailaja said that the State  is  witnessing a second wave of COVID-19 infection which had to be dealt very seriously.<br />''<br />''She added that guidelines need to be strictly followed or otherwise more stringent restrictions will have to be taken.</span><br />