THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Five more regions have been identified as COVID hotspots in Kerala. Alagappa Nagar, Vellangalloor, Tholur in Thrissur, Kinanoor-Karinthalam in Kasargod and Thalassery in Kannur are the new hotspots in the state.

Meanwhile, two hotspots were removed from the list on Monday. They are Vandazhi and Puthunagaram in Palakkad. At present, there are 125 hotspots in the state.

The state on Monday confirmed 82 new coronavirus positive cases. Of the new cases, 13 are in Ernakulam, 11 in Pathanamthitta, 10 each in Kottayam and Kannur, seven in Palakkad, six each in Malappuram and Kozhikode, five in Alappuzha, four in Kollam, three each in Thrissur and Kasaragod, two in Idukki and one each in Thiruvananthapuram(died) and Wayanad.