THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 6820 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed. 5135 persons developed the disease through contact including 730 cases without an identified source of infection. 60 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 7699 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of today, there are 84,087 active cases in the state.

The state recorded 26 COVID deaths on Thursday with the toll rising to 1613.
District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Thrissur- 900
Kozhikode- 828
Thiruvananthapuram- 756
Ernakulam- 749
Alappuzha- 660
Malappuram- 627
Kollam- 523
Kottayam- 479
Palakkad- 372
Kannur- 329
Pathanamthitta- 212
Kasargod- 155
Idukki- 116
Wayanad- 114
61,388 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

With the addition of 12 new regions today and the removal of 12, there are 638 hotspots currently in the state.