State adds 12,095 more cases
The Hindu
The test positivity rate (TPR) remains steady at 10.11%
Kerala reported 12,095 new cases of COVID-19 on Fridaywhen 1,19,659 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate (TPR) in the State remains steady at 10.11%, indicating that disease transmission continues at a lower, yet steady pace in many pockets in the community.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.