1,639 new COVID cases in Ernakulam
The Hindu
Ernakulam district reported 1,639 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, and the test positivity rate (TPR) remains at 11.39%. The newly infected include five who came from outside the State. As many as 1,61
Ernakulam district reported 1,639 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, and the test positivity rate (TPR) remains at 11.39%.
The newly infected include five who came from outside the State. As many as 1,613 infections were through local transmission, said a communication from the Health Department here.
The source infection in 16 cases is not known. Five health workers are also among the infected, the communication added.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.