Test positivity rate touches 15.8% in Thiruvananthapuram
The Hindu
2,150 fresh cases, 1,591 recoveries take active caseload in district to 13,408
Triggering concerns over yet another spike in COVID-19 cases, the test positivity rate (TPR) continued to rise to reach 15.8% in the district on Sunday. On a day when 2,150 fresh cases and 1,591 recoveries were recorded, the active caseload rose to 13,408. Among the fresh cases, 2,073 have been attributed to local transmission. One health-care worker is among those who were diagnosed with the disease. As many as 30,763 people are under quarantine. The COVID-19 toll touched 3,527 with six more recent deaths being attributed to the disease.
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