THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5214 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4788 persons developed the disease through contact including 336 cases without an identified source of infection. 61 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 29 health workers contracted the disease on Monday.

6475 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 64,131 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 19 deaths due to the virus on Tuesday with the toll rising to 3902.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 615

Kollam- 586

Kottayam- 555

Thrissur- 498

Pathanamthitta- 496

Kozhikode- 477

Thiruvananthapuram- 455

Malappuram- 449

Alappuzha- 338

Kannur- 273

Palakkad- 186

Kasargod- 112

Idukki- 100

Wayanad- 74

In the last 24 hours, 69,844 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 7.47.

With the addition of 10 new regions and the removal of 3, there are 459 hotspots in the state.