THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 3346 COVID-19 cases on Monday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 2965 persons developed the disease through contact including 286 cases without an identified source of infection. 42 persons who came from outside the state also tested positive for the virus. 53 health workers tested positive for the virus on Monday.

Meanwhile, 3921 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 68,399 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 17 deaths due to the virus on Monday with the toll rising to 3480.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 574

Kozhikode- 385

Malappuram- 357

Kollam- 322

Kottayam- 308

Thiruvananthapuram- 296

Kannur- 187

Thrissur- 182

Alappuzha- 179

Idukki- 178

Palakkad- 152

Pathanamthitta- 123

Wayanad- 68

Kasargod-35

In the last 24 hours, 33,093 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 10.11.

With the addition of 1 new region and the removal of 2, there are 419 hotspots in the state.