
1,115 new cases in Thiruvananthapuram
The Hindu
1,647 recover, TPR at 8.8%; tight curbs for weekend
The district reported 1,115 new COVID-19 cases and 1,647 recoveries on Friday. The test positivity rate dipped to 8.8%. On Friday, 9,370 people were being treated for the infection in the district. Contact transmission accounted for 1,005 of the newly reported cases. Five more health workers tested positive for COVID-19. In all, 2,369 people were quarantined on Friday, taking the total number in quarantine to 37,084. As many as 2,984 people completed the prescribed quarantine period.More Related News

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