15-16-05-21 Daily-Kerala-KPSC Current Affairs

Some local bodies in Ernakulam have recorded a case fatality rate (CFR) of over one per cent, indicating the severity of thepandemic spread. As per the analysis report of the Health department till Tuesday, the CFR of more than 13 local bodies are above one per cent. It includes Covid deaths declared by the government and non-declared ones.

The highest CFR has been reported from Kadungalloor panchayat (1.56%), which is one of the local bodies that witnessed the highest number of Covid cases during the first wave. This is followed by Tripunithura (1.39%) and Choornikkara (1.31%). It indicates one out of every 100 infected persons in these local bodies has died of the infection.

The report also shows that the test positivity rates (TPR) of Choornikkara and Chellanam touched 61.72% and 60.76% respectively. The infection has spread equally across the state. The CFR of Kerala should be more as we dont miss many cases. But the state has suppressed many Covid deaths. They dont release the data on public domain. They have not declared the actual number of Covid deaths in Ernakulam.