THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 3502 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 3110 persons developed the disease through contact including 230 cases without an identified source of infection. 148 persons who came from outside the state tested positive for the virus. 14 health workers contracted the disease on Tuesday.

1898 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 29,962 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 14 deaths due to the virus on Tuesday with the toll rising to 4694.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Ernakulam- 487

Kannur- 410

Kozhikode- 402

Kottayam- 354

Thrissur- 282

Malappuram- 261

Thiruvananthapuram- 210

Pathanamthitta- 182

Kollam- 173

Palakkad- 172

Alappuzha- 165

Idukki- 158

Kasargod- 128

Wayanad- 118

In the last 24 hours, 59,051 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 5.93.

With the addition of 4 new regions and the removal of 2, there are 362 hotspots in the state.