THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 2710 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Among this, 2347 persons developed the disease through contact including 269 cases without an identified source of infection. 55 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus.39 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 6567 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 19 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 1888.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram- 496
Kozhikode- 402
Ernakulam- 279
Thrissur- 228
Alappuzha- 226
Thiruvananthapuram- 204
Kollam- 191
Palakkad- 185
Kottayam- 165
Kannur- 110
Idukki- 83
Kasargod- 64
Pathanamthitta- 40
Wayanad- 37

In the last 24 hours, 25,141 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 10.78.

With the addition of 3 new regions today and the removal of 9, there are 600 hotspots in the state.