THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5328 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4801 persons developed the disease through contact including 392 cases without an identified source of infection. 78 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 57 health workers tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 4985 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 65,374 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 21 deaths due to the virus on Saturday with the toll rising to 3116.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 743
Kozhikode- 596
Malappuram- 580
Kottayam- 540
Pathanamthitta- 452
Thrissur- 414
Kollam- 384
Alappuzha- 382
Thiruvananthapuram- 290
Palakkad- 240
Idukki- 223
Wayanad- 204
Kannur- 197
Kasargod-83

In the last 24 hours, 54,098 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 9.85.

With the addition of 6 new regions and the removal of 14, there are 448 hotspots in the state.