Alappuzha posts 1,240 cases
The Hindu
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The district logged 1,240 COVID-19 cases on Thursday. The test positivity rate for the day was recorded at 11.76%. Of the fresh cases, 1,219 patients contracted the disease through local transmission, while the source of infection of 21 others remains unknown. The 1,240 cases include 129 reported from Alappuzha, 53 from Mararikulam South, 51 from Panavally, 46 from Aryad, 37 from Muhamma, 34 each from Cherthala South and Thuravoor, 33 from Mannancherry, 31 from Cheriyanad, 30 from Nedumudi, 27 each from Punnapra North and Bharanikavu, 23 from Pathiyoor, 24 from Kayamkulam and 20 each from Cherthala and Vayalar.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.