THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 794 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The number of cases through contact continues to make the major share of the cases with 519 positive cases. Of the new cases, 148 persons came from abroad while 105 persons came from other states. 15 health workers also tested positive for the viral disease on Monday. Two BSF soldiers and 4 KSC staff was also found to be infected by the virus.

245 persons recovered from the disease on Monday.

District wise break up of positive cases:

Thiruvananthapuram-182

Kozhikode-92

Kollam-79

Ernakulam-72

Alappuzha-53

Malappuram-50

Palakkad-49

Kannur-48

Kottayam-46

Thrissur-42

Kasaragod-28

Wayanad-26

Idukki-24

Pathanamthitta-3

It was confirmed that the death of Sister Claire (73) on July 16 was due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll rose to 43.