Ernakulam records 1,099 new COVID cases
The Hindu
18,845 persons under treatment for COVID in district
As many as 1,099 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the district on Tuesday.
A total of 1,063 persons got infected through local contact. The source of infection in 22 cases has not been ascertained. The test positivity rate was 6.2%. The regions in which positive cases were higher than 30 included Vadakkekara (92), Thripunitura (51), Pallipuram (41), and Thrikkakara (36).
Some of the regions that reported fewer than five cases included Thoppumpady, Panampilly Nagar, Kadamakudi, Thevara, Mattancherry, Elamkulam, Chakkaraparambu, Thammanam, and Mulavukad, according to an official release.
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