Five districts in the state reported more than 2,000 fresh cases, with Malappuram leading the fray with 4,037. Thrissur was next with 2,623, followed by Kozhikode 2,397, Ernakulam 2,352, Palakkad 2,115, Kollam 1,914, Kottayam 1,136, Thiruvananthapuram 1,100, Kannur 1,072 and Alappuzha 1,064.
Of the new cases, 116 are health workers, 124 had come from outside the state and 20,914 were infected through contact, with the source of contact being not clear in 975 cases, the release said.
Also, 156 deaths were logged in the same time span pushing the toll to 16,326. The health department further notified that cumulatively 31,43,038 people recovered from the deadly virus.