Kerala, for several weeks, is continuing to register over 50 per cent of the new daily cases in the country.

Thursday also saw 5,936 recoveries taking the total number of active cases in the state to 74,552 of which 7.2 per cent are in various hospitals.

Another 55 Covid deaths were reported, taking the total death toll to 32,734.

On the vaccination front, 95 per cent of the above aged 18 population (2.53 crore have taken their first dose of vaccines, of which 52.5 per cent (1.40 crore have taken both their doses.