1,775 new cases in capital
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Test positivity rate dips to 14.89%
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Test positivity rate dips to 14.89%
As many as 1,775 more people tested positive for SARS-CoV2 as the number of active COVID-19 cases fell to 13,576 in the district on Sunday with 2,315 people recovering from the illness.
The test positivity rate has also dipped to 14.89% when 11,916 were subjected to tests. While 1,640 cases have been attributed to local transmission of the infection, the source of infection was unknown in 128 cases. Six health workers were among those who tested positive.
The death toll continued to rise with 34 deaths, reported between April 16 and June 12, being attributed to the disease. A total of 2,339 people have died due to COVID-19 in Thiruvananthapuram district thus far.
Medical oxygen generator commissioned in hospital
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First such facility in the State to be set up under PM Cares Fund
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Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran inaugurates the oxygen generator at Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital on Saturday.
First such facility in the State to be set up under PM Cares Fund
The first medical oxygen generator in a Government Hospital in Tamil Nadu under PM Cares Fund was commissioned at Government Medical College Hospital here on Saturday.
Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran and Minister for Industries Thangam Thennarasu inaugurated the facility which was installed at a cost of ₹94.97 lakh.