Two non resident Keralites test Covid-19 positive in Kozhikode

Sreedevi Chitharanjan / TNN / Updated: May 17, 2020, 19:39 IST

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The district has reported Covid-19 among two non resident Keralites (NRKs) arrived from Gulf nations. The infection was reported in a 78-year-old NRK arrived from Dubai on May 7 and 23-year-old woman arrived in Kozhikode from Kuwait on May 13.

Two non resident Keralites test Covid-19 positive in Kozhikode

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KOZHIKODE: The district has reported Covid-19 among two non resident Keralites (NRKs) arrived from Gulf nations. The infection was reported in a 78-year-old NRK arrived from Dubai on May 7 and 23-year-old woman arrived in Kozhikode from Kuwait on May 13.
The 78-year-old NRK hailing from Nadappuram was kept at NTIC Covid Care centre admitted to the Kozhikode Government Medical College isolation ward on May 16 on the detection of suspected symptoms.While the 23-year-old female hailing from Orakkatery kept at Omassery nursing hostel was admitted to KGMCH hospital on May 15.
District medical officer Dr V Jayasree informed that the health condition of both of them is stable.
With this, the total number of Covid confirmed cases in the district has reached 33. Out of these, 24 of them recovered. At present, 35 persons including nine confirmed Covid-19 patients from Kozhikode district have been undergoing treatment at the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital. Apart from this, a person from Malappuram and another from Kasaragod are undergoing treatment at KGMCH.

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Sreedevi Chitharanjan

Sreedevi is senior correspondent with the Times of India in Kozhikode. She is handling the civic issue beat for the past four years. She was with The New Indian Express earlier.

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