THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 7834 cases on Saturday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Among the new cases, 6850 persons developed the disease through contact including 648 cases without an identified source of infection. As many as 49 had come from abroad and 187 from other states. 95 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

Meanwhile, 4476 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Thiruvananthapuram-1049

Malappuram-973

Kozhikode-941

Ernakulam-925

Thrissur-778

Alappuzha-633

Kollam-534

Palakkad-496

Kannur-423

Kottayam-342

Pathanamthitta-296

Kasaragod-257

Idukki-106

Wayanad-81

The state recorded 22 COVID deaths on Saturday with the toll rising to 813.

In the last 24 hours, 54,563 samples have been tested.

Currently, there are 724 hotspots with the addition of 32 regions and the removal of 12.