After a two-day gap, fresh COVID-19 cases crossed 200-mark in Kozhikode when 204 people were declared tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the district on Wednesday.
According to a release by the District Medical Officer, 174 people got infected through local transmission while the source was unknown in 17 cases. Others had returned from abroad or from other places. There were seven health workers among the newly infected persons. The largest number of local transmission cases was from within Kozhikode Corporation as well as Vadakara where 37 and 42 people, respectively, tested positive for the virus. The figure for Thiruvalloor was 22.
Meanwhile, 194 people recovered from the infection too. The total number of active cases in the district now is 1,888. As many as 131 people from other districts are under treatment at various facilities here.
In Malappuram
As many as 146 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Malappuram on Wednesday. However, there were also 317 recoveries in the district.
While 120 people contracted the virus through local contacts, four came from abroad and three from other States.
The source of infection in 19 cases could not be traced. They included five health workers.
The number of infected persons currently under treatment in the district fell to 2,387 on Wednesday. More than 47,000 people were quarantined across the district.
In Palakkad
While 30 persons tested positive in Palakkad on Wednesday, the district also registered 98 recoveries.
As many as 14 of the new cases contracted the virus through local transmission. Six cases came from other States, and the source of infection could not be identified in 10 cases.
In Thrissur
As many as 121 people tested positive in Thrissur district on Wednesday. Of them, 118 were infected through contact.
The district also recorded 100 recoveries. The source of infection of 20 people could not be traced. Two health workers were also tested positive. In all, 8,799 people are under observation.
In Kannur
Kannur district saw 142 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.
There were 118 local transmission cases. Three health workers were among the infected. While one patient came from abroad, 20 returned from other States.
The district has so far reported 3,809 COVID-19 cases. Of these, 2,787 have recovered from the disease.
In Kasaragod
In Kasaragod, 88 people tested positive for the virus. Among them, 86 contracted the virus through local transmission.
District Medical Officer A.V. Ramdas said that 158 people tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 on Wednesday. The district has so far reported 5,245 COVID-19 cases.
In Wayanad
A total of 38 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Wayanad district on Wednesday.
Of the total cases reported on Wednesday, 32 persons, including a civil police officer and a health worker, were infected through contact and the remaining persons arrived from other States .
A total of 3,031 people are under observation in the district.
(With inputs from Malappuram, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur, Kasaragod, and Wayanad bureaus)
