Councillor dies of COVID complications in Thrissur
The Hindu
District records 4,230 cases on Saturday
COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Thrissur. The district recorded 4,230 cases on Saturday, while 1,686 persons recovered from disease. The test positivity rate is 28.57%. On Friday there were 3,738 positive cases with a test positivity rate (TPR) of 27.30 %. The pandemic claimed life of a councillor of the Irinjalakuda Municipality on Saturday. Jose Chakola, councillor of the 18th ward, had won the election with a thumping majority in the council. He was undergoing treatment for the last one week. The number of active cases in the district is 48,146, and 96 persons from Thrissur are undergoing treatment in various other districts. So far 1,77,479 COVID-19 cases have been reported from the district, and 1,28,430 people have recovered.
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