THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 6862 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed. Among the new cases, 5899 persons developed the disease through contact including 783 cases without an identified source of infection. 107 persons that came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 73 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 8802 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 26 COVID deaths on Tuesday with the toll rising to 1559.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:
Thrissur- 856
Ernakulam- 850
Kozhikode- 842
Alappuzha- 760
Thiruvananthapuram- 654
Kollam- 583
Kottayam- 507
Malappuram- 467
Palakkad- 431
Kannur- 335
Pathanamthitta- 245
Kasargod- 147
Wayanad- 118
Idukki- 67

61,138 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

With the addition of 4 new hotspots today and the removal of 9 areas, there are 652 hotspots currently in the state.