THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 3459 COVID-19 cases on Monday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 3136 persons developed the disease through contact including 247 cases without an identified source of infection. 47 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 29 health workers contracted the disease on Monday.

5215 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 69,207 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 17 deaths due to the virus on Monday with the toll rising to 3760.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Malappuram- 516

Kozhikode- 432

Ernakulam- 424

Kottayam- 302

Thiruvananthapuram- 288

Thrissur- 263

Alap[puzha- 256

Kollam- 253

Pathanamthitta- 184

Kannur- 157

Palakkad- 145

Idukki- 114

Wayanad- 84

Kasargod- 41

In the last 24 hours, 33,579 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 10.30.

With the addition of 4 new regions and the removal of 3, there are 376 hotspots in the state.