THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 4584 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4184 persons developed the disease through contact including 279 cases without an identified source of infection. 95 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 26 health workers contracted the disease on Thursday.

5193 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 60,178 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 14 deaths due to the virus on Thursday with the toll rising to 4046.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Kozhikode- 638

Ernakulam- 609

Malappuram- 493

Pathanamthitta- 492

Kollam- 366

Kottayam- 361

Thrissur- 346

Thiruvananthapuram- 300

Alappuzha- 251

Kannur- 211

Kasargod- 176

Wayanad- 133

Palakkad- 130

Idukki- 78

In the last 24 hours, 67,506 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 6.79.

With the addition of 3 new regions and the removal of 2, there are 433 hotspots in the state.