Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala reported 3,471 new COVID cases and 4,966 recoveries on Friday.

With this, the number of active COVID cases in the state fell to 32,433.

So far, 51,34,010 have been cured of the disease.

Of the new cases, 3,250 contracted the virus through contact while 18 came from outside the state and 20 are healthcare workers.

A total of 54,715 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode districts reported the most cases - 680, 563 and 354 respectively.

A total of 22 COVID deaths too were confirmed on Friday.

With this, the COVID death toll in the state rose to 44,189.

There are currently 1,43,337  people under observation across the state.

Of them, 1,39,318 are under home or institutional quarantine while 4,019 are in hospitals.

Here's the district-wise break-up of today's cases:

Ernakulam - 680

Thiruvananthapuram - 563

Kozhikode - 354

Thrissur - 263

Kottayam - 262

Kollam - 255

Kannur - 228

Pathanamthitta - 182

Malappuram - 166

Alappuzha - 164

Idukki - 115

Palakkad - 92

Wayanad - 90

Kasaragod - 57

Here's the district-wise break-up of today's recoveries:

Thiruvananthapuram - 859

Kollam - 535

Pathanamthitta - 145

Alappuzha - 72

Kottayam - 561

Idukki - 166

Ernakulam - 760

Thrissur - 481

Palakkad - 71

Malappuram - 93

Kozhikode - 728

Wayanad - 103

Kannur - 327

Kasaragod - 65