THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 3272 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 2859 persons developed the disease through contact including 328 cases without an identified source of infection. 49 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 36 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 4705 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 59,467 active cases in the state.

The state recorded 23 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 2441.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram- 541
Kozhikode- 383
Thrissur- 304
Kollam- 292

Alappuzha- 287
Ernakulam- 278
Thiruvananthapuram- 255
Kottayam- 202
Palakkad- 202
Kannur- 154
Idukki- 146
Pathanamthitta- 121
Wayanad- 63
Kasargod- 44

In the last 24 hours, 33,758 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 9.69.

With the addition of 3 new regions today and the removal of 1, there are 448 hotspots in the state.