THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 2389 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 2115 persons developed the disease through contact including 184 cases without an identified source of infection. 77 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 13 health workers contracted the disease on Tuesday.

1946 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 24,650 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 16 deaths due to the virus on Tuesday with the toll rising to 4606.

District wise breakup of positive cases:
Kozhikode- 325

Ernakulam- 283

Malappuram- 250

Kannur- 248

Thiruvananthapuram- 225

Thrissur- 208

Kottayam- 190

Kollam- 171

Idukki- 95

Palakkad- 91

Alappuzha- 83

Kasargod- 80

Wayanad- 78

Pathanamthitta- 62

In the last 24 hours, 58,557 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 4.08.

With the addition of 1 new region and the removal of 4, there are 353 hotspots in the state.