Fresh cases rise to 2,341 in Kozhikode
The Hindu
Active caseload reaches 16,316; daily test positivity rate falls marginally to 19.66%
Fresh COVID-19 cases surged to 2,341 in Kozhikode district on Tuesday, but the daily test positivity rate (TPR) fell slightly to 19.66%, the figure being 22.67% the previous day. According to M. Piyush, District Medical Officer (in-charge), there were 2,280 cases of local transmission of the infection, while the source of infection of 47 others was not known. Ten had returned from other States and four from abroad. Kozhikode Corporation reported 760 locally acquired infections, Kunnamangalam 76, and Ramanattukara 61. The active caseload in the district reached 16,316 after 715 people recovered from the infection. A total of 12,902 people are in home isolation.
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