Tpuram: The district recorded the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in seven months on Sunday. As many as 160 people were confirmed with Covid-19 on Sunday. Whether this is due to low testing rates or not is unclear since district information office doesn’t provide data on daily number of tests in the district.
Previously, 167 cases were confirmed on July 24, 2020 and 70 cases were confirmed on July 30, 2020. Since then, cases have often recorded an upward spike in the district. This is the second time in February that daily cases came down below 200 in the district. As many as 199 cases were recorded on February 22.
A total of 314 people recovered from Covid-19 on Sunday. As many as 2,925 people are under treatment for Covid-19 in the district. Till Sunday, 85 Covid-19 deaths were confirmed in February. As many as 110 people were infected through local transmission on Sunday of which four are healthcare workers. tnn