THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 7002 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed. 6192 persons developed the disease through contact including 646 cases without an identified source of infection. 66 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 7854 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 27 COVID deaths on Friday with the toll rising to 1640.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:
Thrissur- 951
Kozhikode- 763
Malappuram- 761
Ernakulam- 673
Kollam- 671
Alappuzha- 643
Thiruvananthapuram- 617
Palakkad- 464
Kottayam- 461
Kannur- 354
Pathanamthitta- 183
Wayanad- 167
Idukki- 157
Kasargod- 137

63,384 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

With the addition of 8 new regions today and the removal of 10, there are 636 hotspots currently in the state.