THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5042 cases on Monday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among the new cases, 4338 persons developed the disease through contact including 450 cases without an identified source of infection. As many as 29 had come from abroad and 102 from other states. 110 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

Meanwhile, 4640 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Ernakulam- 705
Thiruvananthapuram- 700
Kozhikode- 641
Malappuram- 606
Kollam- 458
Thrissur- 425
Kottayam- 354
Kannur- 339
Palakkad- 281
Kasargod- 207
Alappuzha- 199
Idukki- 71
Wayanad- 31
Pathanamthitta- 25
The state recorded 23 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 859.

In the last 24 hours, 38,696 samples have been tested.

Currently, there are 722 hotspots with the addition of 4 regions and the removal of 7.