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District records 2,315 new COVID-19 cases, 14,900 recoveries
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The Ernakulam main market and the business hub of Broadway are deserted with triple lockdown norms coming into effect in the district on Monday. Markets are being operated only on alternate days to contain the spread of COVID-19. | Photo Credit:
H. VIBHU
District records 2,315 new COVID-19 cases, 14,900 recoveries Ernakulam recorded a total of 2,315 new COVID-19 cases and test positivity rate of 24.75% on Monday, when testing fell to 9,354 samples.
A total of 14,900 people were considered to have recovered on Monday, a figure that is more than six times the number of new cases reported on the day. Officials in the district surveillance unit attributed the high number of recoveries to a data entry backlog that was cleared on Monday. Consequently, the district’s active caseload has dropped to 55,749.