THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 6843 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 5694 persons developed the disease through contact including 908 cases without an identified source of infection. 82 health workers tested positive for the virus today.

Meanwhile, 7649 patients tested negative for the virus on Sunday.

The state recorded 26 COVID deaths on Sunday with the toll rising to 1332.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:
Thrissur- 1011
Kozhikode- 869
Ernakulam- 816
Thiruvananthapuram- 712
Malappuram- 653
Alappuzha- 542
Kollam- 527
Kottayam- 386
Palakkad- 374
Pathanamthitta- 303
Kannur- 274
Idukki- 152
Kasargod- 137
Wayanad- 87

As many as 48,212 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours.

Currently, there are 669 hotspots in the state with the addition of 58 regions and the removal of 13.