Overview

• Health officials have identified 723 contacts in six districts, with 38 people in the highest-risk category and 142 in the high-risk group.
• The state has confirmed four Nipah cases this year, including two deaths and one recovery, while remaining patients continue to receive treatment.
• A 32-year-old man in Palakkad tested positive after his father’s death, and his sample has been sent to the National Institute of Virology for confirmation.
• Hospitals in Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad and Thrissur are required to report any febrile or encephalitis symptoms and enforce mask-wearing as part of containment.
• In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu deployed health workers in PPE at six entry points with infrared thermometers and partially closed a national highway to screen travellers from Kerala.