THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5051 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4489 persons developed the disease through contact including 448 cases without an identified source of infection. 78 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 36 health workers tested positive for the virus on Thursday. 4 persons who recently returned from the UK tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 5638 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 64,445 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 25 deaths due to the virus on Thursday with the toll rising to 3234.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 663

Kottayam- 515

Pathanamthitta- 514

Kozhikode- 480

Malappuram- 435

Alappuzha- 432

Thrissur- 432

Kollam- 293

Thiruvananthapuram- 284

Idukki- 283

Wayanad- 244

Palakkad- 239

Kannur- 151

Kasargod- 86

In the last 24 hours, 60,613 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 8.83.

With the addition of 3 new regions and the removal of 3, there are 446 hotspots in the state.