The district reported 1,637 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,365 recoveries on Tuesday.
While 1,631 patients contracted the virus through contact, others include six health workers. While 3,422 persons completed home quarantine the Health Department has traced 3,20,246 primary and 19,278 secondary contacts.
1,230 cases in Alappuzha
The district reported 1,230 cases. It also recorded seven deaths. The test positivity rate for the day stood at 12.7%. Of the fresh cases, 1,215 patients contracted the disease through contact, while the source of infection of nine others remains unidentified. Six health staff also tested positive.
1,245 cases in Kottayam
Kottayam continued to witness a sharp rise in fresh cases with 1,245 persons testing positive on Tuesday. Of the fresh cases, 1,236 persons including seven health workers contracted the virus through contact.
The test positivity rate (TPR) for the day stood at 13.14%. With 185 cases, Kottayam municipality reported the highest number of cases.
As many as 863 persons recovered during the day, bringing down the total active cases to 7,232.
686 in Pathanamthitta
In Pathanamthitta, 686 persons tested positive for the disease during the day. Of this, all persons contracted the virus through local transmission.
The contact source of four cases were yet to be ascertained. The TPR for the day was 9.8%. Meanwhile, the decease claimed seven more lives in the district.
(With inputs from Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta bureaus)
