A total of 161 more persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Ernakulam district on Tuesday. Among them are seven people who arrived from outside the State.
The district administration said 134 people were cured of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Of them, 132 are from Ernakulam while two are from other districts.
A total of 1,091 people were brought under observation in their homes while 1,397 people completed their observation cycle. The total number of people under COVID-19 observation in the district has gone up to 16,661.
Hospitals in the district saw 177 new admissions on Tuesday while 137 people were discharged from both hospitals and first-line treatment centres. There are 2,270 people undergoing treatment for COVID-19.
