<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala continues to report a surge in COVID cases as 2,172 new cases were confirmed today. Bringing relief 1,292 recoveries were also reported today. The total active cases in Kerala rose to 19,538. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the death toll in the state due to COVID reached 218 as 15 more deaths were confirmed today. There are currently 1,80,249 people under observation across the State.</span><br />''