THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 5804 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja informed. Among this, 4988 persons developed the disease through contact including 643 cases without an identified source of infection. 118 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 55 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 6201 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 26 COVID deaths on Friday with the toll rising to 1822.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Kozhikode- 799
Ernakulam- 756
Thrissur- 677
Malappuram- 588
Kollam- 489
Alappuzha- 468
Thiruvananthapuram- 439
Palakkad- 438
Kottayam- 347
Kannur- 240
Pathanamthitta- 189
Idukki- 187
Wayanad- 106
Kasargod- 81

In the last 24 hours, 58,221 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 9.97.

With the addition of 11 new regions today and the removal of 15, there are 616 hotspots in the state.