1,337 new COVID cases recorded in Ernakulam
The Hindu
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As many as 1,337 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam on Saturday.
A total of 1,308 persons got infected through local contact. The source of infection in 19 cases has not been ascertained. The test positivity rate (TPR) was 7.9%. The regions where positive cases were higher than 30 included Thrikkakara (60), Thripunithura (60), Udayamperoor (38), Mazhuvannoor (37), Kottuvally (33), and Sreemoolanagaram (31).
Some of the regions that reported fewer than five cases were Okkal, Aarakuzha, Kanjoor, Thammanam, Thiruvaniyoor, Pampakuda, Edakattuvayal, Kumbalanghi, Maneed, Mukkanoor, Vadavucode, Edakochi, Chalikavattom, Thevara, Pachalam, Panampilly Nagar, Palarivattom, Ponekkara, Mattancherry, Malayattoor-Neeleswaram, Mulavukad, Ayappankavu, and Manjapra, according to an official release. The number of active cases in the district was 17, 198 as on Saturday.