Kozhikode sees drop in fresh COVID cases, daily TPR

Kozhikode district recorded a daily test positivity rate (TPR) of 15.16% on Wednesday, the lowest so far this month. As many as 1,817 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.According to the District Me

Kozhikode district recorded a daily test positivity rate (TPR) of 15.16% on Wednesday, the lowest so far this month. As many as 1,817 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. According to the District Medical Officer, fresh cases have been below 2,000 for the past four days. The district is reporting a daily TPR below 15% after April 13 for the first time. There has been a decline in the active caseload as well. If the total number of people under treatment had reached 53,244 on May 7, it has now come down to 23,102. Of them, 18,071 are under home isolation. As many as 912 people have so far died of the infection in the district. Only Kadalundi grama panchayat has a weekly TPR of over 30%. A total of 234 of the 727 samples here tested positive for the virus. Twenty-four local bodies have their TPR above 20%. They include Thalakkulathur (29%) and Feroke, Kuruvattur and Ramanattukara (28% each). It is below 6% in six local bodies. Changaroth and Koorachund grama panchayats have a TPR of 5% and 6%, respectively.