3,768 test positive in Ernakulam
The Hindu
TPR at 15.64%; active caseload 28,351 in district
Around 3,768 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam on Thursday. Nearly 3,718 persons got infected through local contact in the district. The source of infection in 38 cases has not been ascertained. The test positivity rate was 15.64%. The regions in which the positive cases were higher than 50 included Thrikkakara (146), Chittattukara (129), Vengola (119), Thripunithura (86), Kalady (77), Pallipuram (72), Kunnathunad (69), Karukutty (67), Piravom (65), Rayamangalam (62), Mazhuvannoor (59), Paingottur (58), Vadakkekara (58), Chengamanad (57), Edakkatuvayal (56), Kizhakkambalam (56), North Paravur (55), and Maradu (53).
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