THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 4581 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among this, 3920 persons developed the disease through contact including 527 cases without an identified source of infection. 85 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 49 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours..

Meanwhile, 6684 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 21 COVID deaths on Sunday with the toll rising to 1869.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Kozhikode- 574
Malappuram- 558
Alappuzha- 496
Ernakulam- 489
Thrissur- 425
Palakkad- 416
Kollam- 341
Thiruvananthapuram- 314
Kottayam- 266
Kannur- 203
Pathanamthitta- 171
Idukki- 165
Wayanad- 101
Kasargod- 62

In the last 24 hours, 46,126 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 9.93.

With the addition of 10 new regions today and the removal of 13, there are 606 hotspots in the state.