
1,545 test positive in Ernakulam
The Hindu
Test positivity rate stands at 11.53% in district
As many as 1,545 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam on Tuesday.
A total of 1,514 persons got infected through local contact in the district. The source of infection in 25 cases has not been ascertained. The test positivity rate was 11.53%. The regions in which the positive cases were higher than 40 included Thripunithura (71), Thrikkakara (47), Mudakuzha (47), and Kalamassery (42).
Some of the regions that reported fewer than five cases were Elamkulam, North Paravur, Varapetti, Edavanakad, Kadamakudy, Thevara, Ayappankavu, Maneed, Ayampuzha, and Pothanikad, according to an official release. Around 13,398 tests were held on Tuesday. About 17,415 persons are under treatment in the district.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.