4,200 new COVID-19 cases in Kozhikode

28 local bodies record test positivity rate above 30%

The district witnessed a slight fall in COVID-19 cases on Friday, when 4,200 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. According to District Medical Officer V. Jayasree, there were 4,076 cases of local transmission while the source could not be traced in 113 cases. Three patients came from foreign countries and eight from other States. With 3,194 persons recovering, there are 53,241 active cases in the district at present. Even while the average test positivity rate (TPR) in the district remains 27.49%, the TPR has remained above 30% in 28 local bodies from May 3 to May 7. The TPR was above 30% only in five local bodies during the period from April 12 to April 18, indicating a severe surge in the number of cases in rural local bodies within two weeks.