THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 5930 COVID-19 cases on Monday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among the new cases, 4767 persons developed the disease through contact including 195 cases without an identified source of infection. As many as 48 had come from abroad and 86 from other states. 195 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

Meanwhile, 7836 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours. Currently, there are 94,388 active cases in the state. So far, 1,99,634 persons recovered from the viral disease.

The state recorded 22 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 1025.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Kozhikode-869

Malappuram-740

Thrissur-697

Thiruvananthapuram-629

Alappuzha-618

Ernakulam-480

Kottayam-382

Kollam-343

Kasaragod-295

Palakkad--288

Kannur-274

Pathanamthitta-186

Idukki-94

Wayanad-35

In the last 24 hours, 38,259 samples have been tested.

Currently, there are 664 hotspots in the state with the addition of three regions and the removal of 5/