Ernakulam records 2,373 more COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
As many as 2,373 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam on Thursday.Nearly 2,310 persons got infected through local contact. The source of infection in 55 cases has not been ascertained.
As many as 2,373 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam on Thursday. Nearly 2,310 persons got infected through local contact. The source of infection in 55 cases has not been ascertained. The test positivity rate was 10.97%. The regions in which positive cases were higher than 40 included Vengola (92), Thrikkakara (89), Payipra (72), Kottuvally (58), Vazhakulam (58), Karumaloor (55), Kalamassery (53), Chellanam (53), Nellikuzhi (52), Thripunitura (51), Edathala (46), and Pallipuram (43). Some of the regions that reported fewer than five cases were Kadamakudy, Kalady, Puthrika, Ponekkara, Manjapra, Mudakuzha, Ernakulam North, Koothattukulam, Perumpadappu, Edakkatuvayal, Karuvelipadi, Palakuzha, Okkal and Puthenvelikkara, according to an official release.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.