THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 5445 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, health minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 4616 persons developed the disease through contact including 502 cases without an identified source of infection. As many as 55 had come from abroad and 195 from other states. 73 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

Meanwhile, 7003 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours. Currently, there are 90,579 active cases in the state. So far, 1,67,256 persons recovered from the viral disease.

The state recorded 24 COVID deaths on Wednesday with the toll rising to 930.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram-1024

Kozhikode-688

Kollam-497

Thiruvananthapuram-467

Ernakulam-391

Thrissur-385

Kannur-377

Alappuzha-317

Pathanamthitta-295

Palakkad-285

Kasaragod-236

Kottayam-231

Wayanad-131

Idukki-121

In the last 24 hours, 63,416 samples have been tested.

Currently, there are 721 hotspots in the state with the addition of 9 regions and the removal of 10.