THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 1780 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 1579 persons developed the disease through contact including 139 cases without an identified source of infection. 53 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 9 health workers contracted the disease on Friday.

3377 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 32,174 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 14 deaths due to the virus on Friday with the toll rising to 4369.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Kozhikode- 265

Malappuram- 205

Thrissur- 197

Thiruvananthapuram- 165

Ernakulam- 154

Kollam- 153

Kannur- 131

Kottayam- 127

Alappuzha- 97

Pathanamthitta- 76

Palakkad- 67

Kasargod- 66

Wayanad- 41

Idukki- 36

In the last 24 hours, 52,134 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 3.41.

With the addition of 4 new regions, there are 351 hotspots in the state.