TPR rises above 10% in Kozhikode
The Hindu
The COVID test positivity rate (TPR) in Kozhikode district climbed up above 10% once more after the lockdown was lifted. On Friday, 1,180 out of the total 10,808 people who tested, turned out to be CO
The COVID test positivity rate (TPR) in Kozhikode district climbed up above 10% once more after the lockdown was lifted. On Friday, 1,180 out of the total 10,808 people who tested, turned out to be COV2+, setting the TPR at 11.07%. Of the new patients, the source is unknown in 13 cases while 1,167 were infected through local transmission. Meanwhile, 554 people were cured and discharged from various facilities in the district. At present, there are 12,469 COVID patients in the district while 32,056 were under observation, a press release said.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.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.