THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 5397 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4980 persons developed the disease through contact including 313 cases without an identified source of infection. 74 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 30 health workers contracted the disease on Friday.

5332 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 63,961 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 18 deaths due to the virus on Friday with the toll rising to 3954.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 589

Kottayam-565

Pathanamthitta- 542

Malappuram- 529

Kozhikode- 521

Kollam- 506

Alappuzha- 472

Thrissur- 472

Thiruvananthapuram- 393

Kannur- 197

Idukki- 189

Palakkad- 149

Kasargod-146

Wayanad- 127

In the last 24 hours, 74,408 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 7.25.

With the addition of 3 new regions and the removal of 6, there are 452 hotspots in the state.