Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 3 (ANI): A total of 6,862 new COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours in Kerala.

The state health department said the new cases include 73 medical personnel.

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The total number of active cases in the state stands at 84,713 while 3,64,745 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 8,802 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 61,138 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of samples tested in the state to 47,89,542.

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Four places in Kottayam and Ernakulam were demarcated as new hotspots and nine areas were exempted. There are 652 hotspots in Kerala now. (ANI)

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