Nipah in Kerala: One more person infected; total cases 6 in Kozhikode
State Health Minister Veena George's office on Friday (September 15) said that a 39-year-old man has been confirmed with the Nipah virus after his samples turned positive.
By : The Federal
Update: 2023-09-15 03:57 GMT
A patient being admitted to a Nipah isolation ward at the Medical College in Kozhikode, Thursday, September 14: Photo: PTI
One more case of Nipah infection has been confirmed in Kerala's Kozhikode district.
State Health Minister Veena George's office on Friday (September 15) said that a 39-year-old man has been confirmed with the Nipah virus after his samples turned positive.
He was under observation in a hospital.
He had sought treatment at a private hospital where Nipah-positive affected were treated for other ailments earlier, it said in a statement.
With this, the total number of Nipah cases has gone up to six in Kozhikode.