The number of recoveries well exceeded that of new infections in Kozhikode district on Tuesday when 306 people were cured and 260 were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
More than half of the new cases are from within the Kozhikode Corporation, where 140 persons tested positive. As many as 129 of the cases are through local transmission of the infection. The source could not be found in the rest of the cases.
Meanwhile, two deaths were reported at the Government Medical College Hospital since Monday. While an 83-year-old man from Parappil died on Monday, a 74-year-old man from Madassery died on Tuesday. Both are from Kozhikode district.
According to a release by the District Medical Officer, 217 people in the district got the infection through local transmission, while 10 persons had returned from other States and one from abroad. The source of infection of 32 people is not known. There are six health workers on the list of the newly infected. The number of active cases from the district is 2,820. As many as 176 people from other districts too are undergoing treatment here.
In Malappuram
As many as 348 people tested positive for in Malappuram on Tuesday, taking the number of active cases in the district to 3,071.
District officials said that 304 of the new cases were caused by local transmission of the virus. However, there were 20 cases with an untraceable source of infection. Among the new cases were eight health workers as well.
While 11 patients came from abroad, five came from other States. There were 306 recoveries in the district on Tuesday. Officials said 32,617 people were quarantined across Malappuram.
In Palakkad
In Palakkad, 136 people tested positive on Tuesday. As many as 99 of them were feared to have contracted the virus through local transmission. The source of infection could not be identified in 35 cases. One case each came from abroad and other States. There were 120 recoveries in Palakkad on Tuesday.
In Kannur
As many as 213 people tested positive in Kannur on Tuesday. Of them, 161 were infected through contact, while two came from abroad, 18 from other States and 32 were health workers. A total of 230 people recovered on Tuesday. There are 14,468 people under observation in the district.
BJP leader tests positive
BJP national executive committee member P.K. Krishnadas tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Tuesday. He was asymptomatic, and had undergone the COVID-19 test after returning from Hyderabad. He was admitted to the Thalassery General Hospital.
In Kasaragod
In Kasaragod, 172 more people tested positive for the virus on Tuesday. All of them contracted the disease through local contacts. District Medical Officer A.V Ramdas said 260 people tested negative. There are 5,132 people under observation.
In Thrissur
As many as 188 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Thrissur on Tuesday. While 184 people were infected through contact, the source of infection for four persons is not known. There are 2,176 active cases and 120 people have recovered from the disease. There are 9,440 people under observation.
Police trainee dies
A 29-year-old from Kavalam, who was undergoing training at the Integrated Police Training Centre at the Kerala Police Academy, Thrissur, died of COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. Many trainees at the training centre have been tested positive in the last two weeks.
In Wayanad
Wayanad reported 64 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. Of the cases, 63 people were infected through contact and one person had returned from Andhra Pradesh. As many as 63 people recovered from the disease on Tuesday. There are 2,945 people under observation.
(With inputs from Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Kasaragod, Thrissur and Wayanad bureaus)
