Alert in Kozhikode as test positivity rate stays above 10%
The Hindu
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The Health Department has issued an alert in Kozhikode district in view of the rise in daily test positivity rate (TPR) of COVID-19 over the past one week. District Medical Officer V. Jayasree said on Tuesday that Feroke, Naduvannur, and Chelannur had TPR above 30%. It was above 20% in 16 other local bodies, she said. Dr. Jayasree said the misuse of the relaxations in restrictions would lead to a surge in fresh cases. People should take precautions as the Delta variant of the virus too had been detected in Kozhikode.
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