THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5281 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4783 persons developed the disease through contact including 360 cases without an identified source of infection. 106 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 32 health workers contracted the disease on Thursday.

5692 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 63,915 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 16 deaths due to the virus on Thursday with the toll rising to 3936.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Pathanamthitta- 694

Ernakulam-632

Kozhikode- 614

Kollam- 579

Malappuram- 413

Kottayam- 383

Thrissur- 375

Alappuzha- 342

Thiruvananathapuram- 293

Kannur- 251

Palakkad- 227

Idukki- 196

Wayanad- 180

Kasargod-102

In the last 24 hours, 71,656 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 7.37.

With the addition of 3 new regions and the removal of 7, there are 455 hotspots in the state.