THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Crossing 10,000 single day cases for the first time, Kerala confirmed 10,606 cases on Wednesday, health minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 9542 persons developed the disease through contact including 741 cases without an identified source of infection. As many as 55 had come from abroad and 164 from other states. 98 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

Meanwhile, 6161 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours. Currently, there are 92,161 active cases in the state.

The state recorded 22 COVID deaths on Wednesday with the toll rising to 906.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Kozhikode-1576

Malappuram-1350

Ernakulam-1201

Thiruvananthapuram-1182

Thrissur-948

Kollam-852

Alappuzha-672

Palakkad-650

Kannur-602

Kottayam-490

Kasaragod-432

Pathanamthitta-393

Wayanad-138

Idukki-120

In the last 24 hours, 73,816 samples have been tested.

Currently, there are 720 hotspots in the state with the addition of 14 regions and the removal of 12.