THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 3459 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 5161 persons developed the disease through contact including 403 cases without an identified source of infection. 96 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 56 health workers contracted the disease on Tuesday.

5747 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 69,157 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 16 deaths due to the virus on Tuesday with the toll rising to 3776.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 755

Kottayam- 621

Kollam- 587

Thrissur- 565

Pathanamthitta- 524

Kozhikode- 501

Malappuram- 454

Thiruvananthapuram-383

Kannur- 340

Alappuzha- 313

Palakkad- 251

Wayanad- 218

Idukki- 121

Kasargod- 83

In the last 24 hours, 52,940 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 10.80.

With the addition of 65 new regions and the removal of 85, there are 356 hotspots in the state.