COVID-19 situation stabilising in Kozhikode

Daily cases revolve around 1,500; most beds vacant in COVID hospitals

COVID-19 situation seems to be stabilising in Kozhikode district now with daily cases revolving around 1,500 and the daily test positivity rate at 15% or just above that.

Going by the Health Department data, the active caseload now stands at 14,902, of which 12,102 are under home isolation. As many as 56,955 people are under observation in various parts of the district. Only 1,360 people tested positive for the virus on Thursday while 1,955 recovered from the infection. Of the 2,833 beds in 65 COVID hospitals, 1,710 are vacant. Of the 968 beds in nine COVID first-line treatment centres, 819 are vacant. This is perceived to be a huge relief as the daily caseload used to surge above 2,000 since July, weeks after the second lockdown was withdrawn.

As there was no let-up in daily cases and the TPR, the district administration imposed more curbs on social life and ramped up testing by July-end. Earlier, the highest number of cases were reported in the district on May 6 when 5,704 people tested positive for the virus. The daily TPR then was 32.9%. As many as 53,244 people were under treatment then. However, the numbers had come down to around 500 after the second lockdown.