THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 2653 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 2331 persons developed the disease through contact including 183 cases without an identified source of infection. 122 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 17 health workers contracted the disease on Tuesday.

2039 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 25,249 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 15 deaths due to the virus on Wednesday with the toll rising to 4621.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Kannur-416

Kozhikode-398

Ernakulam-316

Thiruvananthapuram-234

Malappuram-206

Kottayam-170

Thrissur-170

Kasaragod-167

Kollam-147

Pathanamthitta-104

Idukki-97

Alappuzha-89

Palakkad-84

Wayanad-55

In the last 24 hours, 49,427 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 5.37.

With the addition of 11 new regions, there are 364 hotspots in the state.