Nipah: Test results of seven more persons turn negative
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said that seven more persons on the contact list of Nipah-positive patient in
tested negative. With this, 56 persons on her contact list have tested negative till date.Meanwhile, health authorities added 14 more persons to the contact list, bringing the total number of persons in the list to 166.
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Among them, 65 were categorized as high-risk ones and 101 as low- risk. The contact list includes 119 from Malappuram, 39 from Palakkad, three from Kozhikode and one each from Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram. At present, six persons on the contact list of the patient have been hospitalized, including one person in the ICU.Meanwhile, the patient continues to be in serious condition and 11 persons in the high-risk category are being provided prophylactic treatment. As part of fever surveillance, 4,749 households have been covered till date.
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Nipah: Test results of seven more persons turn negative
: said that seven more persons on the contact list of Nipah-positive patient in tested negative. With this, 56 persons on her contact list have tested negative till health authorities added 14 more persons to the contact list, bringing the total number of persons in the list to 166. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Among them, 65 were categorized as high-risk ones and 101 as low- risk. The contact list includes 119 from Malappuram, 39 from Palakkad, three from Kozhikode and one each from Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram. At present, six persons on the contact list of the patient have been hospitalized, including one person in the the patient continues to be in serious condition and 11 persons in the high-risk category are being provided prophylactic treatment. As part of fever surveillance, 4,749 households have been covered till date.
