2,246 fresh COVID-19 cases in Ernakulam

Test positivity rate at 9.34%

A total of 2,246 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the district on Sunday even as the test positivity rate remained at 9.34%. The fresh cases of infection include five people who arrived from outside the State while 2,225 were cases of local transmission, said a communication from the district administration. There were also 14 cases in which the source of infection had not been identified. Two health workers were among the infected. The worst affected areas include Nellikuzhi, where 62 fresh cases were reported. There were 50 cases in Thrikkakara, 49 in Pindimana, 43 in Pallippuram, 42 in Thripunithura, 41 in Kalamassery, and 40 each in Kuttampuzha and Elamkunnappuzha, said the communication. Kumbalanghi has reported 33 new cases while the numbers in Angamaly (31), Njarakkal (29), Puthenvelikkara (27) and Vyttila (25) continued to remain high.