THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 2098 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 1879 persons developed the disease through contact including 138 cases without an identified source of infection. 72 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 9 health workers contracted the disease on Wednesday.

In the past 24 hours, 2 people who returned from the UK tested positive for the virus. Recently, 101 people from UK, 4 from South Africa and 1 from Brazil tested positive for COVID-19. Among them, 11 patients have been identified with the mutant virus strain.

2815 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 25,394 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 13 deaths due to the virus on Tuesday with the toll rising to 4435.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam-255

Kozhikode-246

Kollam-230

Thiruvananthapuram-180

Kottayam-169

Malappuram-163

Pathanamthitta-156

Kannur-139

Thrissur-137

Kasaragod-131

Alappuzha-91

Palakkad-75

Idukki-67

Wayanad-59

In the last 24 hours, 60,193 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 3.49.

With the addition of 2 regions and removal of one, there are 355 hotspots in the state.