District records 3,855 new cases; 3,341 persons recover from infection Ernakulam saw 3,855 new COVID cases and a test positivity rate (TPR) of 24.59% on Friday. The district’s active caseload stands at 69,196. A total of 15,680 tests were done. ICU admissions have risen to 505. On Thursday, 476 patients were admitted to ICUs, and the figure was at 453 on Wednesday. Eight health workers were among those who tested positive on Friday. Thrikkakara recorded 177 new cases, Kadungalloor 154, Alanagad and Nayarambalam 90 each, Thripunithura 89, and Palluruthy 83. A total of 3,341 people were considered to have recovered on the day, and 231 people were discharged from hospitals and other treatment centres. Of those recovering from the infection, 60,646 are at home, 2,518 are admitted at private hospitals, 658 are at government hospitals, 82 are at INHS Sanjivani, and 1,437 are at FLTCs, SLTCs and domiciliary care centres.