Central team expresses concern over high TPR in Kozhikode

A Central team of health experts has expressed concern about the high test positivity rate (TPR) for COVID-19 in Kozhikode district. They asked the district administration on Sunday to ensure strict e

A Central team of health experts has expressed concern about the high test positivity rate (TPR) for COVID-19 in Kozhikode district. They asked the district administration on Sunday to ensure strict enforcement of social restrictions and ramping up of tests. For the past couple of weeks, a majority of local bodies in the district are reporting a TPR between 10% and 15% and above. The team also examined the treatment facilities at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. P. Raveendran, former Deputy Director General, DM Cell, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and K. Reghu, Additional Director, National Centre for Disease Control regional office, Kozhikode, were part of the team. They took stock of the spread of infection, containment measures, treatment facilities, and the progress of the vaccination drive. District Collector N. Tej Lohit Reddy and Health Department officials spoke about the need for more vaccine stock to speed up the inoculation drive. District officials said that they had already increased the number of tests. The Central team also directed the district administration to set up more first-line treatment centres in the district.