THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 7283 COVID-19 cases on Friday, health minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 5731 persons developed the disease through contact including 1158 cases without an identified source of infection. 144 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. 128 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

6767 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours. As of today, there are 95,008 active cases in the state.

The state recorded 24 COVID deaths on Friday with the toll rising to 1113.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram-1025

Kozhikode-970

Thrissur-809

Palakkad-648

Ernakulam-606

Thiruvananthapuram-595

Alappuzha-563

Kottayam-432

Kollam-418

Kannur-405

Pathanamthitta-296

Kasaragod-234

Wayanad-158

Idukki-124

In the last 24 hours, 51,836 samples were tested.

While eight new areas were added to the hotspots list, eight areas were removed from it. At present, there are 643 hotspots in the state.