THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 2316 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 1862 persons developed the disease through contact including 180 cases without an identified source of infection. 77 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 14 health workers contracted the disease on Thursday.

3753 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 33,785 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 13 deaths due to the virus on Thursday with the toll rising to 4355.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Kozhikode- 261

Pathanamthitta- 206

Ernakulam- 205

Kannur- 200

Kottayam- 188

Malappuram- 179

Thrissur- 172

Alappuzha- 168

Kollam- 152

Kasargod- 117

Thiruvananthapuram- 116

Palakkad- 88

Idukki- 46

Wayanad- 35

In the last 24 hours, 69,838 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 3.05.

With the addition of 2 new regions and the removal of 6 regions, there are 347 hotspots in the state.