District records new high of 1,162 COVID cases
The Hindu
Active caseload rises to 7,358; test positivity rate 8.74%
Ernakulam district’s daily COVID-19 case count has crossed 1,000 with 1,162 people testing positive on Tuesday. The test positivity rate is 8.74%. Ernakulam reported the highest number of cases in the State on Tuesday. The district has also hit a new high in terms of testing with 13,295 samples being sent for testing in the past 24 hours. Of this, around 8,500 were RT-PCR tests and roughly 4,700 were antigen tests. Thrikkakara recorded 67 new cases on Tuesday, while Vengola saw 47. In Kalamassery, 35 people tested positive. Thripunithura registered 33 cases, Edathala 32, Alangad 31, and Vazhakulam 30. No new cases were reported among health workers.
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