THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 3021 COVID-19 cases on Monday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 2643 persons developed the disease through contact including 284 cases without an identified source of infection. 52 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 42 health workers tested positive for the virus on Monday. 2 persons who recently returned from the UK tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 5145 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 63,135 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 19 deaths due to the virus on Monday with the toll rising to 3160.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Kozhikode-481

Malappuram- 406

Ernakulam- 382

Thrissur- 281

Kottayam- 263

Alappuzha- 230

Thiruvananthapuram- 222

Kollam- 183

Palakkad- 135

Kannur- 133

Pathanamthitta- 110

Idukki- 89

Wayanad- 79

Kasargod- 27

In the last 24 hours, 33,508 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 9.02.

With the addition of 1 new region and the removal of 2, there are 447 hotspots in the state.