THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 7983 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 7049 persons developed the disease through contact including 786 cases without an identified source of infection.

62 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 7330 patients tested negative for the virus on Saturday.

The state recorded 27 COVID deaths on Saturday with the toll rising to 1484.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Ernakulam- 1114
Thrissur- 1112
Kozhikode- 834
Thiruvananthapuram- 790
Malappuram- 769
Kollam- 741
Alappuzha- 645
Kottayam- 584
Palakkad- 496
Kannur- 337
Pathanamthitta- 203
Kasargod- 156
Wayanad- 145
Idukki- 57

In the last 24 hours, 59,999 samples had been tested.

Eight new places were included in the list of Hotspots and 12 places removed.