THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5610 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Among these, 5131 persons developed the disease through contact including 350 cases without an identified source of infection. 101 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 28 health workers contracted the disease on Friday.

6653 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 67,795 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 19 deaths due to the virus on Friday with the toll rising to 3832.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 714

Kozhikode- 706

Malappuram- 605

Pathanamthitta- 521

Thrissur- 495

Kottayam- 458

Thiruvananthapuram- 444

Kollam- 391

Alappuzha- 310

Kannur- 253

Idukki- 232

Palakkad- 219

Wayanad- 163

Kasargod- 99

In the last 24 hours, 91,931 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 6.10.

With the addition of 34 new regions and the removal of 2, there are 425 hotspots in the state.