THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 4505 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 4110 persons developed the disease through contact including 288 cases without an identified source of infection. 74 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 33 health workers contracted the disease on Friday.

4854 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 59,814 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 15 deaths due to the virus on Friday with the toll rising to 4061.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 535

Kozhikode- 509

Malappuram- 476

Alappuzha- 440

Kollam- 416

Pathanamthitta- 412

Kottayam- 407

Thrissur- 336

Thiruvananthapuram- 333

Kannur- 196

Palakkad- 160

Wayanad- 115

Idukki- 97

Kasargod- 73

In the last 24 hours, 67,574 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 6.67.

With the addition of 4 new regions and the removal of 67, there are 368 hotspots in the state.