THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 8369 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, health minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 7262 persons developed the disease through contact including 883 cases without an identified source of infection. 160 persons came from outside the state. 64 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

6839 coronavirus patients tested negative for the virus in the last 24 hours. As of now, there are 93,425 active cases in the state.

The state recorded 26 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 1232.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:
Ernakulam-1190

Kozhikode-1158

Thrissur-946

Alappuzha-820

Kollam-742

Malappuram-668

Thiruvananthapuram-657

Kannur-566

Kottayam-526

Palakkad-417

Pathanamthitta-247

Kasaragod-200

Wayanad-132

Idukki-100

In the last 24 hours, 62,030 samples have been tested.

Currently, there are 617 hotspots in the state with the addition of six regions and the removal of 17.