COVID: Kerala reports 4257 positive cases on Monday; 3711 cases through contact, 20 deaths

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 4257 COVID-19 cases on Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed. Among the new cases, 3711 persons developed the disease through contact including 471 cases without an identified source of infection. 53 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

Meanwhile, 7107 patients tested negative for the virus on Monday.

The state recorded 20 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 1352.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram- 853 Thiruvananthapuram- 513 Kozhikode- 497 Thrissur- 480 Ernakulam- 457 Alappuzha- 332 Kollam- 316 Palakkad- 276 Kottayam- 194 Kannur- 174 Idukki- 79 Kasargod- 64 Wayanad- 28 Pathanamthitta- 24

As many as 35,141 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours.

Currently, there are 682 hotspots in the state with the addition of 19 regions and the removal of 5.