THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 2707 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 2291 persons developed the disease through contact including 328 cases without an identified source of infection. 51 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, 4481 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 57,640 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 24 COVID deaths on Monday with the toll rising to 2647.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Malappuram- 441
Ernakulam- 343
Thrissur- 268
Kottayam- 252
Thiruvananthapuram- 222
Alappuzha- 220
Kozhikode- 219
Palakkad- 190
Kollam- 160
Kannur- 136
Pathanamthitta- 133
Wayanad- 61
Idukki- 47
Kasargod- 15

In the last 24 hours, 31,893 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 8.49.

With the addition of 1 new region and the removal of 4, there are 433 hotspots in the state.