THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 5440 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed. 4699 persons developed the disease through contact including 585 cases without an identified source of infection. 51 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 6853 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 24 COVID deaths on Sunday with the toll rising to 1692.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Ernakulam- 644
Thrissur- 641
Kozhikode- 575
Malappuram- 540
Kollam- 488
Alappuzha- 479
Thiruvananthapuram- 421
Kottayam- 406
Kannur- 344
Palakkad- 306
Idukki- 179
Kasargod- 159
Pathanamthitta- 153
Wayanad- 105

In the last 24 hours, 48,798 samples have been tested.

With the addition of 9 new regions today and the removal of 4, there are 617 hotspots currently in the state.