THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 7025 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 6163 persons developed the disease through contact including 712 cases without an identified source of infection.

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

Meanwhile, 8511 patients tested negative for the virus on Sunday.

The state recorded 28 COVID deaths on Sunday with the toll rising to 1512.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:
Ernakulam- 1042
Thrissur- 943
Kozhikode- 888
Kollam- 711
Alappuzha- 616
Thiruvananthapuram- 591
Malappuram- 522
Palakkad- 435
Kottayam- 434
Kannur- 306
Pathanamthitta- 160
Idukki- 148
Kasargod- 143
Wayanad- 86

50,010 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

As seven new places were declared as hotspots today and 22 areas were exempted, there are 671 hotspots currently in the state.