228 new COVID-19 cases, 627 recoveries in Ernakulam

Two health workers also tested positive.

March 04, 2021 11:51 pm | Updated March 05, 2021 10:41 am IST - KOCHI

A scene in front of the COVID-19 isolation ward of the Ernakulam General Hospital on Monday.

A scene in front of the COVID-19 isolation ward of the Ernakulam General Hospital on Monday.

Ernakulam on Thursday recorded 228 new COVID-19 cases and 627 recoveries.

Two health workers also tested positive. Koovappady saw 15 cases followed by Thrikkakara 13, Kavalangad 8, Kaloor 7, Kalamassery, Choornnikkara, Perumbavoor and Maradu 6 each and Kothamangalam, Thripunithura, Nedumbassery, and North Paravur 5 each.

The number of active patients in the district, as on Thursday, was 7,776 and 6,848 of them were recovering at home. Samples sent for testing on Thursday were 6,862.

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