Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala logged 12,443 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the tally to 27,97,747, while 115 deaths pushed the toll to 11,948.
Recoveries continued to outnumber fresh cases with 13,145 people being cured of the disease, taking the total number of those who have recuperated to 26,78,499.
Active cases touched 1,06,861. Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest number of cases--1,777, followed by Ernakulam with 1,557 and Thrissur 1,422, the state government said in a press release.
Among those infected were 73 health workers, 78 people had come from outside the state while 11,639 contracted the virus through contact.