THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 4642 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4029 persons developed the disease through contact including 496 cases without an identified source of infection. 73 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 44 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 4748 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 59,380 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 29 COVID deaths on Friday with the toll rising to 2562.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Kozhikode-626

Malappuram-619

Kollam-482

Ernakulam-409

Alappuzha-396

Pathanamthitta-379

Kottayam-326

Kannur-286

Thiruvananthapuram-277

Thrissur-272

Palakkad-257

Idukki-155

Wayanad-87

Kasaragod-71

In the last 24 hours, 53,508 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 8.68.

No new regions were declared as hotspots today and 1 place has been removed from the list, there are 440 hotspots in the state.