THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 2798 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 2501 persons developed the disease through contact including 169 cases without an identified source of infection. 112 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 16 health workers contracted the disease on Thursday.

1835 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 26,201 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 11 deaths due to the virus on Thursday with the toll rising to 4632.

District wise breakup of positive cases:
Kozhikode- 424

Kannur- 345

Ernakulam- 327

Thrissur- 240

Kollam- 216

Kottayam- 199

Kasargod- 187

Malappuram- 170

Thiruvananthapuram- 163

Pathanamthitta- 127

Idukki- 123

Palakkad- 113

Alappuzha- 98

Wayanad- 66

In the last 24 hours, 54,347 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 5.15.

With the addition of 2 new regions and the removal of 3, there are 363 hotspots in the state.