THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 9250 COVID-19 cases on Friday, health minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 8215 persons developed the disease through contact including 757 cases without an identified source of infection. As many as 24 had come from abroad and 143 from other states. 111 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

Meanwhile, 8048 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours. Currently, there are 91,756 active cases in the state. So far, 1,75,304 persons recovered from the viral disease.

The state recorded 25 COVID deaths on Wednesday with the toll rising to 955.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Kozhikode-1205

Malappuram-1174

Thiruvananthapuram-1012

Ernakulam-911

Alappuzha-793

Thrissur-755

Kollam-714

Palakkad-672

Kannur-556

Kottayam-522

Kasaragod-366

Pathanamthitta-290

Idukki-153

Wayanad-127

In the last 24 hours, 68,321 samples have been tested.

Currently, there are 694 hotspots in the state with the addition of 11 regions and the removal of 38.