THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 4698 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4034 persons developed the disease through contact including 528 cases without an identified source of infection. 93 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 43 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 5258 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 59,438 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 29 COVID deaths on Sunday with the toll rising to 2623.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram-649

Kozhikode-612

Ernakulam-509

Thrissur-438

Kottayam-416

Palakkad-307

Kollam-269

Kannur-267

Thiruvananthapuram-254

Wayanad-234

Pathanamthitta-229

Idukki-222

Alappuzha-218

Kasaragod-74

In the last 24 hours, 46,375 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 10.13.

With the addition of 4 new regions and the removal of 5, there are 436 hotspots in the state.