COVID-19: 920 more test positive in Ernakulam
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As many as 920 persons were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam on Monday. Of the new patients, 895 got infected through local contact. The source of infection in 19 cases has not been ascertained. The test positivity rate (TPR) was 8.28%. The regions in which the number of positive cases was higher than 25 included Payipra (36), Kalamassery (32), Parakadavu (30), Elankunnapuzha (29), Thripunithura (29), and Chellanam (28). Some of the regions that reported fewer than five cases were Ayavana, Edavanakkad, Elamakkara, Eloor, Kottapadi, Thuravoor, Piravom, Palarivattom, Ernakulam North, Elamkulam, Kumbalam, Thammanam, Koothattukulam, Mulavukad and Ramamangalam. Around 14,890 persons in the district are under COVID-19 treatment, according to an official release.
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