Test positivity rate in Thiruvananthapuram district shoots up to 47.8%
The Hindu
6,911 more test positive, active caseload rises to 36,250, nurse at Varkala hospital succumbs to disease
The COVID-19 scenario in the capital district remained alarming as the test positivity rate (TPR) shot up to 47.8%, with 6,911 more people testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Tuesday. A health-care worker succumbed to the disease, while many government offices showed initial signs of their functioning being affected on the day.
The active caseload rose to 36,250 even as 785 people recovered during the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, the source of infection was unknown in 224 cases. As many as 67 health-care workers were among those infected. Ten recent deaths were also attributed to the disease on Tuesday, according to official statistics.
A 46-year old nurse attached to the Varkala taluk hospital, P.S. Saritha of Puthenchantha, succumbed to the disease. After having tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, she had remained in home isolation. After being found non-responsive in her room by her family early Tuesday, she was confirmed dead at a hospital. It is yet to be known if she suffered from any comorbidities.