At 22%, TPR at its highest in a month in Kozhikode
The Hindu
3,362 people test positive for SARS in the district; 3,327 cases through local transmission
The COVID-19 test positivity rate (TPR) in Kozhikode district reached the highest level in a month on Friday. The district recorded a TPR of 22.97%, with 3,362 people of the total 14,838 who were tested turning positive. District Medical Officer V. Jayasree said 3,327 persons got infected through local transmission, while the source was unknown in 28 cases. Three who came from other States, two from abroad, and two health workers were among the newly infected. Meanwhile, 1,524 people were cured and discharged from various treatment facilities. The active caseload of the district as on Friday was 29,651, while 82,676 people are under observation.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.