THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state registered 2397 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Among the new cases, 2317 persons developed the disease through contact including 49 cases without an identified source of infection. 68 had returned from abroad and 126 from other states. At least 63 health workers were among those who contracted the virus, the Chief Minister said.

2225 patients tested negative for the virus on Saturday, the CM said.

District wise break up of positive cases:
Thiruvananthapuram- 408
Malappuram- 379
Kollam- 234
Thrissur- 225
Kasargod- 198
Alappuzha- 175
Kozhikode- 152
Kottayam- 139
Ernakulam- 136
Palakkad- 133
Kannur- 95
Pathanamthitta- 75
Idukki- 27
Wayanad- 21

The state reported 6 COVID deaths on Saturday.

At least 34,988 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours.

The total number of hotspots stood at 589 with addition of 15 regions and removal of 25.