Active caseload of Ernakulam crosses 50,000-mark

District records 5,002 fresh infections

With 5,002 new COVID-19 cases in Ernakulam on Saturday, the active caseload of the district has crossed the 50,000-mark. A total of 52,836 people are currently recovering from the infection in the district. Thrikkakara continues to record the highest number of cases, with 210 people testing positive. Thripunithura registered 133 new cases, Elamkunnapuzha 123, Kadungalloor 112, Koovapady 98, and Perumbavoor and Mazhuvanoor 96 each. Palluruthy recorded 94 cases, Udayamperoor 93, Kalamassery 88, and Pallipuram 82. One health worker was infected. The source of infection could not be determined in 50 cases. Only one person who arrived from outside the State has tested positive, and 4,950 people contracted the infection through local transmission.