THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5397 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4690 persons developed the disease through contact including 576 cases without an identified source of infection. 85 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 46 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 4506 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 64,028 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 16 deaths due to the virus on Friday with the toll rising to 2930.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Kottayam-599

Kozhikode-588

Ernakulam-586

Pathanamthitta-543

Kollam-494

Malappuram-466

Thrissur-374

Alappuzha-357

Palakkad-303

Thiruvananthapuram-292

Kannur-266

Wayanad-259

Idukki-214

Kasaragod-56

In the last 24 hours, 48,853 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 11.04.

With the addition of 4 new regions, there are 463 hotspots in the state.