THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 7482 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed. Among the new cases, 6448 persons developed the disease through contact including 844 cases without an identified source of infection. 67 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

The state recorded 23 COVID deaths on Thursday with the toll rising to 1232.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:
Kozhikode- 932
Ernakulam- 929
Malappuram- 897
Thrissur- 847
Thiruvananthapuram- 838
Alappuzha- 837
Kollam- 481
Palakkad- 465
Kannur- 377
Kottayam- 332
Kasargod- 216
Pathanamthitta- 195
Wayanad- 71
Idukki- 65

In the last 24 hours, 56,093 samples have been tested.