COVID situation in Ernakulam turning serious Updated: Updated: April 15, 2021 21:55 IST 1,267 people test positive; over 31,000 tests to be done over the next three days Share Article AAA 1,267 people test positive; over 31,000 tests to be done over the next three days Testing for COVID-19 will be ramped up in the next two days, and people who participated in the election process will be tested, District Collector S. Suhas said on Thursday. A minimum of around 31,000 tests will be done over the next two days, and 10 mobile testing units will be deployed from Friday onwards, the Collector said. Besides those who participated in the polling process, inpatients and outpatients at hospitals, contacts of COVID-19 patients, people with influenza-like illness, people over 45 years who have not taken the vaccine, and people in containment zones and falling within clusters, will be prioritised for testing. All available resources will be deployed to identify people with the infection.