Weekly TPR steadily drops within corporation limits

Thiruvananthapuram: The weekly test positivity rate (TPR) within corporation limits has remained below 10% for the last two weeks. On July 3, the weekly TPR in corporation wards was 9.1%. There were 2,114 positive cases out of 23,328 samples.
ICU and Covid hospital occupancy has also come down drastically in the district. ICU occupancy came down by 39% within a month, and for the same period, Covid hospital occupancy dropped by 62%. There has also been a steady rise in the vacancy of ventilators and ICUs.
The daily cases being reported in the district still ranges above 1,000. On Sunday, the district reported 1,009 new Covid-19 cases and 896 recoveries. There are 9,751 persons under treatment for Covid 19 in the district.
Of the 1,009 new cases, 933 have been infected through local transmission, of which three persons are health workers.
As many as 2,315 persons have been brought under disease surveillance in the district on Sunday. As many as 1,620 persons have completed the observation period without showing any symptoms on Sunday. A total of 34,137 persons are under observation in the district.
The TPR has come down to 7.5% on July 10. The number of local bodies with TPR 5% or below has also increased in the district.