THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 5722 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among this, 4904 persons developed the disease through contact including 643 cases without an identified source of infection. 117 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 58 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 6860 patients tested negative for the virus today.

The state recorded 26 COVID deaths on Thursday with the toll rising to 1969.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram- 862
Thrissur- 631
Kozhikode- 575
Alappuzha- 527
Palakkad- 496
Thiruvananthapuram- 456
Ernakulam- 423
Kottayam- 342
Kollam- 338
Kannur- 337
Idukki- 276
Pathanamthitta- 200
Kasargod- 145
Wayanad- 114

In the last 24 hours, 67,017 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 8.54.

With the addition of 4 new regions today and the removal of 24, there are 565 hotspots in the state.