727 test positive in capital

Test positivity rate falls to 6.8%

The capital district’s COVID-19 active case load fell considerably to 10,762 on Monday. The test positivity rate (TPR) also slid to 6.8% when 727 people tested positive, even as 1,031 people recovered from the disease. As many as 665 of the fresh cases have been attributed to contact transmission of the disease, while the source of infection of the others are unknown. Two health workers were also among those who were diagnosed with the disease.