THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state confirmed 10031 COVID-19 cases on Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. Among these, 9137 persons developed the disease through contact including 641 cases without an identified source of infection. 221 persons, who came from outside the state, tested positive for the virus. 32 health workers contracted the disease on Friday.

3792 patients tested negative for the virus today. As of now, there are 69,868 active cases in the state.

The state confirmed 21 deaths due to the virus on Friday with the toll rising to 4877.

District wise breakup of positive cases:

Kozhikode- 1560

Ernakulam- 1391

Malappuram- 882

Kottayam- 780

Thiruvananthapuram- 750

Alappuzha- 745

Thrissur- 737

Kannur- 673

Kasargod- 643

Palakkad- 514

Kollam- -454

Wayanad- 348

Idukki- 293

Pathanamthitta- 261

In the last 24 hours, 67,775 samples have been tested. The test positivity rate stands at 14.8.

With the addition of 12 new regions and the removal of 1, there are 436 hotspots in the state.