KOCHI: Ernakulam on Sunday reported 1,128 Covid positive cases, including 1,126 contact ones. Test positivity rate (TPR) stood at 7.39% on Sunday. West Kochi alone reported more than 59 cases. Highest cases of the day were reported from Puthenvelikkara and Maradu with 41 each followed by Elamkunnapuzha and Thrikkakara (27 each).
Eight guest workers and a healthcare worker are also among the new positive cases.
Less than five cases were reported from 38 places in the district. As many as 1,524 persons recovered on Sunday when 230 were discharged. The number of patients undergoing treatment at hospitals and at houses touched 11,840 on Sunday. Of the total, 87 are Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, 808 in private hospitals and the rest in Covid first and second-line treatment centres, houses and other government hospitals.
A total of 15,254 samples were sent for testing from both the government and private sectors together. As many as 35,069 people are under quarantine in Ernakulam.
A total of 3,566 beds are available for Covid treatment in Ernakulam.
