Thrikkakara tops in COVID-19 cases in district
The Hindu
Testing and contact tracing to be intensified in the region from today
Thrikkakara recorded another spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 50 persons testing positive in the region. The district registered 842 new cases and a positivity rate of 9.04%. The positivity rate on Sunday saw a slight drop from a rate of 10.22% on Saturday. The highest number of active cases in the district is in the age category of 40 to 50 years, with 853 people in the age bracket recovering from the infection. This is followed by 836 people between the ages of 20 and 30 years, and 835 people between 30 and 40 years. Active cases also include 748 people between the ages of 50 and 60 and 439 people between the ages of 60 and 70.
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