A total of 576 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Kozhikode district on Monday, of whom 549 people acquired the infection through local transmission. The number of tests done was only 4,275.
According to a release by the District Medical Officer, there were 839 recoveries and the active caseload from the district slipped to 9,077. The test positivity rate is 13.47%. As many as 5,914 people are under home isolation.
Kozhikode Corporation continues to have a high number of locally acquired infections at 181, followed by Ramanattukara 52, Nadapuram 38, and Perumanna and Peruvayal 35.
Five deaths
Meanwhile, a 65-year-old man from Narikkuni in Kozhikode died at the Government Medical College Hospital on Monday. A medical bulletin from the hospital also reported four more deaths that happened on Sunday.
In Wayanad
A total of 46 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Wayanad on Monday, taking the total number of active cases in the district to 809.
Of the new cases, 43 patients were infected through local contact and three persons came from other States.
As many as 72 people recovered on Monday. The district has so far reported 7,207 COVID-19 cases. Of these, 6,346 have recovered. As many as 8,457 persons are under observation.
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