TPR over 25% in local bodies in Kozhikode

4,991 people recover; fresh cases drop to 3,981

Fifty-five of the 70 grama panchayats and six of the seven municipalities in Kozhikode now have a daily test positivity rate (TPR) for COVID-19 above 25% even as fresh cases in the district dropped to 3,981 on Saturday. After a long time, the number of recoveries exceeded that of new cases. The district administration restricted public life in Kattippara and Narippatta grama panchayats and Koduvally and Payyoli municipalities on Saturday where the TPR exceeded 25%. Earlier, similar curbs had been imposed on 53 grama panchayats and four municipalities. Kakkur, Kayakkodi, Moodadi, and Thikkodi grama panchyats were declared critical local bodies where the TPR is over 30%. Meanwhile, 183 more sectoral magistrates were appointed under various police station limits for surveillance and coordination, taking their total number to 486. Fifteen of them would be under the Kozhikode Corporation limits, 26 in Mukkom, Koduvally, Vadakara, Koyilandy, Ramanattukara, and Payyoli, and 142 others would cover grama panchayats.