1,766 COVID cases in Thrissur
The Hindu
Test positivity rate at 15.36%
As many as 1,766 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Thrissur district on Thursday, while 1,634 persons recovered from the disease. The test positivity rate (TPR) is 15.36%. The number of active cases in the district is 10,320, and 72 persons from the district are undergoing treatment in other districts. So far, 2,40,805 cases have been reported, and 2,29,059 have recovered. According to official figures, 1,747 people, including seven health workers, contracted the infection through local contact on Thursday. Of them, 162 are above the age of 60 and 126 are below the age of 10. As many as 11,501 samples were taken for test on Thursday.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.