KOCHI: Ernakulam on Sunday reported 1,639 Covid positive cases with a test positivity rate (TPR) of 11.39%. As many as 10 INHS staff and five healthcare workers are also among the new positive cases. Highest cases of the day were reported from Vadakkekara (73), Puthenvelikkara (63) and Tripunithura (49).
Less than five cases were reported from 26 places in the district. As many as 2,762 persons recovered from the infection on Sunday when 115 were discharged. The number of patients undergoing treatment at hospitals and at houses touched 16,036 on Sunday.
As many as 29,944 people are under home quarantine in the district.
A total of 14,395 samples were sent for testing. A total of 4,748 doses of vaccine against Covid-19 were administered on beneficiaries on Sunday. Of these 2,084 were first doses and the rest second doses. With this, 44,14,042 vaccine doses were administered in the district so far. Of these, 29,05,912 are first doses.
The control room received 731 calls, including 386 from the public.
