THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 3382 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed. Among this, 2880 persons developed the disease through contact including 405 cases without an identified source of infection. 64 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 33 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 6055 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 61,894 active cases in the state.

The state recorded 21 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 2244.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram-611

Kozhikode-481

Ernakulam-317

Alappuzha-275

Thrissur-250

Kottayam-243

Palakkad-242

Kollam-238

Thiruvananthapuram-234

Kannur-175

Pathanamthitta-91

Wayanad-90

Kasaragod-86

Idukki-49

In the last 24 hours, 34,689 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 9.75.

With the addition of 6 new regions today and the removal of 26, there are 504 hotspots in the state.