THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 5949 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Among these, 5173 persons developed the disease through contact including 646 cases without an identified source of infection. 83 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 47 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 5268 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 60,029 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 32 COVID deaths on Saturday with the toll rising to 2594.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram-765

Kozhikode-763

Ernakulam-732

Kottayam-593

Thrissur-528

Alappuzha-437

Palakkad-436

Thiruvananthapuram-373

Kollam-354

Pathanamthitta-333

Wayanad-283

Kannur-169

Idukki-123

Kasaragod-60

In the last 24 hours, 59,690 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 9.97.

With the addition of 1 new region and the removal of 4, there are 437 hotspots in the state.