COVID-19: Kerala clocks 4138 cases on Monday, 3599 cases through contact; 7108 recoveries, 21 deaths

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 4138 COVID-19 cases on Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed. Among the new cases, 3599 persons developed the disease through contact including 438 cases without an identified source of infection. 54 persons that came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 47 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 7108 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of today, there are 86,681 active cases in the state.

The state recorded 21 COVID deaths on Sunday with the toll rising to 1533.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:
Kozhikode-576

Ernakulam-518

Alappuzha-498

Malappuram-467

Thrissur-433

Thiruvananthapuram-361

Kollam-350

Palakkad-286

Kottayam-246

Kannur-195

Idukki-60

Kasaragod-58

Wayanad-46

Pathanamthitta-44

33,345 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

With the addition of seven new hotspots today and the removal of 22 areas, there are 657 hotspots currently in the state.