Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government said on Saturday that eight more people were in contact with patients infected with Nipah virus in the Malappuram area and tested negative for the disease. However, state health secretary Veena George said in a statement that despite the infected patients receiving a dose of monoclonal antibodies on Friday, they remained in critical condition. Another dose will be administered to patients on Saturday, she said.
The statement has tested negative for eight more times, and the total number of people who have cleared the disease has reached 25.
At the same time, 37 were added to the contact list of infected patients, bringing the total to 94.
The statement has tested negative for eight more times, and the total number of people who have cleared the disease has reached 25.
At the same time, 37 were added to the contact list of infected patients, bringing the total to 94.
It said 53 of them were in the high-risk category, with 40 from Malapuram, 11 from Parakad and 1 from Ernakulam and Kozhikode regions in the state.
The remaining 43 are in the low-risk category, the statement said. In a statement, the minister said that in addition to the infected, all hospitals in the state were treated. The statement said that with the coordination of various departments, a joint outbreak investigation has begun in the Malapuram district.
It also said that health workers visited 1,781 homes in the area during the day as part of the fever investigation.
