COVID-19: ‘In-house’ contacts a new cause for concern in Kozhikode
The Hindu
Health Department officials say this had resulted in many local bodies registering a high daily test positivity rate
‘In-house contacts’, or asymptomatic infected persons under home isolation spreading COVID-19 to their family members, have become a source of concern in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Health Department officials said that this had resulted in many local bodies registering a high daily test positivity rate (TPR), the number of people testing positive for the virus per 100 samples. According to them, Olavanna grama panchayat in Kozhikode registered a TPR of 45%, Thooneri 44%, Kottur 38% and Chelannur 37% on Monday. Ramanattukara Municipality recorded a TPR of 37% on the same day.More Related News