"kerala"

With 986 deaths, the toll due to the disease in the country now stands at 1,04,555.

Kerala on Friday had reported the biggest single day surge of 9,258 coronavirus cases after over 60,000 samples were tested, forcing the government to take stringent measures.

A total of 81,484 new confirmed cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country.

Kerala's COVID-19 tally crossed the grim milestone of two lakh on Thursday as the state reported 8,135 fresh cases, while the death toll climbed to 771 with 29 more fatalities.