THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 3671 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 3317 persons developed the disease through contact including 250 cases without an identified source of infection. 91 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 13 health workers contracted the disease on Friday.

4142 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 51,390 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 14 deaths due to the virus on Friday with the toll rising to 4164.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Thrissur- 490

Kozhikode- 457

Kollam- 378

Pathanamthitta- 333

Ernakulam- 332

Malappuram- 278

Alappuzha- 272

Thiruvananthapuram- 234

Kottayam- 227

Kannur- 177

Wayanad- 159

Palakkad- 130

Kasargod- 119

Idukki- 85

In the last 24 hours, 67,812 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 5.41.

With the removal of 2 new regions, there are 370 hotspots in the state.