THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala confirmed 6185 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Among these, 5295 persons developed the disease through contact including 770 cases without an identified source of infection. 66 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 54 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 5728 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 58,184s active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 27 COVID deaths on Wednesday with the toll rising to 2707.

District wise breakup of COVID-19 positive cases:

Ernakulam-959

Kozhikode-642

Thrissur-585

Kottayam-568

Kollam-507

Pathanamthitta-443

Alappuzha-441

Malappuram-437

Palakkad-401

Wayanad-361

Thiruvananthapuram-345

Kannur-250

Idukki-186

Kasaragod-60

In the last 24 hours, 61,882 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 9.99.

With the addition of 10 new regions and the removal of 2, there are 450 hotspots in the state.