Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 4 (ANI): Kerala reported 38,684 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Friday.

As per a bulletin issued by the health department, a total of 1,20,496 samples were tested during the last 24 hours.

Also Read | JKBOSE Class 12 Jammu Division Result 2021 For Winter Zone Declared At jkbose.nic.in; Here Are Steps To Check The Scores.

With this, the total case count of the disease in the state has gone up to 62,11,116.

During the last 24 hours, 41,037 people recovered from the infection, taking the total recoveries in the state to 57,86,949.

Also Read | West Bengal Municipal Elections 2022: TMC Releases Candidate List for February 27 Polls.

28 people lost their lives to the deadly virus during the last 24 hours. Additionally, 197 deaths were categorised as 'COVID deaths' that occurred before June 2021 but were not initially added to the state death toll. This was done after receiving the new guidelines of the Centre. With this, the death toll in the state due to the virus currently stands at 57,296.

There are currently 3,66,120 active COVID-19 cases in the state. (ANI)

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)