THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5471 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 5027 persons developed the disease through contact including 322 cases without an identified source of infection. 77 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 45 health workers contracted the disease on Friday.
5835 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 63,581 active cases in the state.
The state confirmed 16 deaths due to the virus on Friday with the toll rising to 3970.
District wise breakup of positive cases:
Kozhikode-750
Ernakulam-746
Thrissur-553
Alappuzha-506
Pathanamthitta-480
Kollam-460
Kottayam-376
Thiruvananthapuram-363
Malappuram-308
Kannur-279
Idukki-203
Wayanad-161
Palakkad-153
Kasaragod-133
In the last 24 hours, 85,969 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 6.36.
With the addition of 7 new regions and the removal of 3, there are 456 hotspots in the state.