<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala witnesses a considerable  dip in Covid figures as it confirms  8,850  new covid positive cases today.  <br />''<br />''A total of  74,871  samples were tested in the last 24 hours.  <br />''<br />''149   deaths were also confirmed due to Covid today, taking the death toll to  25,526.<br />''<br />''Bringing respite,  17,007  recoveries were also reported.  At present,  1,28,736 is the active caseload in the state.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, after a long gap of almost one and a half years, the colleges in the state reopened  today.<br />''<br />''Classes for Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses have started to function.<br />''<br />''The colleges throughout the state are functioning with strict adherence to covid precautionary norms and protocol.</span><br />