Kerala records highest single-day spike of 4644 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, 3781 cases through contact; 2862 recoveries

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala recorded 4644 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the media here. Among the new cases, 3781 persons developed the disease through contact including 498 cases without an identified source of infection. 36 persons came from abroad while 229 came from other states. 86 health workers also tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

As many as 2862 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the past 24 hours.

District wise break up of positive cases: Thiruvananthapuram- 824 Malappuram- 534 Kollam- 436 Kozhikode- 412 Thrissur- 351 Ernakulam- 351 Palakkad- 349 Alappuzha- 348 Kottayam- 263 Kannur- 222 Pathanamthitta- 221 Kasargod- 191 Wayanad- 95 Idukki- 47

The state also reported 18 COVID deaths on Saturday.