Thrissur recorded a sharp increase in COVID-19 patients with 3,604 testing positive on Wednesday. The test positivity rate is 32.86%.
The district recorded 2,622 patients on Tuesday and 1,861 on Monday. Test positivity rate on Monday was 36.57% and 31.01% on Tuesday.
It is festival season in central Kerala. Most of the temple and church festivals take place from the month of January. The police have imposed stringent measures to control crowd at festivals. Religious institutions have been asked to avoid celebrations and conduct the festivals as rituals. The health department too has strengthened preventive measures.