THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state has confirmed 1184 new COVID cases on Monday, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said. Among the new cases, 956 persons developed the disease through contact including 114 cases without an identified source of infection. While 106 persons had returned from abroad, 73 returned from other states. 41 health workers developed the disease in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, 784 patients tested negative for the virus on Monday, the minister added.
District wise break up of positive cases:
Malappuram-255
Thiruvananthapuram-200
Palakkad-147
Kasaragod-146
Ernakulam-101
Kozhikode-66
Kannur-63
Kollam-41
Kottayam-40
Thrissur-40
Wayanad-33
Alappuzha-30
Idukki-10
Pathanamthitta-4
The state reported seven COVID deaths on Monday.