THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 5032 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4380 persons developed the disease through contact including 517 cases without an identified source of infection. 98 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 37 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 4735 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 59,732 active cases in the state.

The state recorded 31 COVID deaths on Tuesday with the toll rising to 2472.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Kottayam- 695
Malappuram- 694
Thrissur- 625
Ernakulam- 528
Kozhikode-451
Palakkad- 328
Kollam- 317
Wayanad- 284
Thiruvananthapuram- 272
Alappuzha- 241
Pathanamthitta- 238
Kannur- 207
Kasargod- 79
Idukki- 73

In the last 24 hours, 60,521 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 8.31.

With the addition of 1 new region today and the removal of 8, there are 441 hotspots in the state.