THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 6102 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 5509 persons developed the disease through contact including 449 cases without an identified source of infection. 99 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 45 health workers contracted the disease on Thursday.

6341 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 68,857 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 17 deaths due to the virus on Thursday with the toll rising to 3813.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 833

Kozhikode- 676

Kollam- 651

Pathanamthitta- 569

Alappuzha- 559

Malappuram- 489

Thrissur- 481

Kottayam- 450

Thiruvananthapuram- 409

Kannur- 289

Idukki- 269

Palakkad- 217

Wayanad- 114

Kasargod- 96

In the last 24 hours, 84,007 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 7.26.

With the addition of 18 new regions and the removal of 2, there are 393 hotspots in the state.