THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 6010 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed. Among this, 5188 persons developed the disease through contact including 653 cases without an identified source of infection. 69 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 6698 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 28 COVID deaths on Tuesday with the toll rising to 1742.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Kozhikode- 807
Thrissur- 711
Malappuram- 685
Alappuzha- 641
Ernakulam- 583
Thiruvananthapuram- 567
Kollam- 431
Kottayam- 426
Palakkad- 342
Kannur- 301
Pathanamthitta- 234
Wayanad- 112
Idukki- 89
Kasargod- 81

In the last 24 hours, 54,751 samples have been tested.

With the addition of 11 new regions today and the removal of 7, there are 616 hotspots in the state.