THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 1875 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 1671 persons developed the disease through contact including 141 cases without an identified source of infection. 58 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 5 health workers contracted the disease on Sunday.

So far, 102 people who returned from the 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.

2251 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 24,620 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 13 deaths due to the virus on Sunday with the toll rising to 4495.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Kozhikode- 241

Kannur- 182

Thrissur- 173

Kollam- 158

Thiruvananthapuram- 155

Ernakulam- 154

Kottayam- 144

Malappuram- 139

Pathanamthitta- 115

Idukki- 112

Alappuzha- 108

Kasargod- 79

Palakkad- 77

Wayanad- 38

In the last 24 hours, 44,675 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 4.2.

With the addition of 2 new regions, there are 353 hotspots in the state.