2,081 test positive in Ernakulam

Ernakulam recorded 2,081 new COVID cases on Tuesday, with a test positivity rate of 15.59% when 13,341 tests were done.Thrikkakara continued to top the area-wise list of new cases with 149 people test

Ernakulam recorded 2,081 new COVID cases on Tuesday, with a test positivity rate of 15.59% when 13,341 tests were done. Thrikkakara continued to top the area-wise list of new cases with 149 people testing positive. This was followed by Palluruthy with 92 new cases and Kalamassery with 71. Elamkunnapuzha recorded 68 new cases, Thripunithura 66, Kumbalangi and Fort Kochi 65 each, Keezhmad 55, Mulavukad and Vazhakulam 42 each, and Edathala and Njarakkal 41 each. Thirteen health workers were among those who tested positive on the day. The source of infection could not be determined in 38 cases. A total of 2,424 people were considered to have recovered on the day, and the district’s active case load has fallen to 30,745. A week ago, on May 25, the active caseload stood at 40,586.