THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 3593 COVID-19 cases on Monday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed.

3070 persons developed the disease through contact including 409 cases without an identified source of infection. 53 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 5983 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 22 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 1714.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram- 548
Kozhikode- 479
Ernakulam- 433
Thrissur- 430
Alappuzha- 353
Thiruvananthapuram- 324
Kollam- 236
Palakkad- 225
Kottayam- 203
Kannur- 152
Kasargod- 75
Wayanad- 50
Pathanamthitta- 43
Idukki- 42

In the last 24 hours, 32,489 samples have been tested.

With the addition of 2 new regions today and the removal of 7, there are 612 hotspots currently in the state.