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.