Kerala CM lauds Kasaragod hospital staff's efforts in reducing COVID-19 cases
Kasaragod had the highest number of coronaviruspatients in Kerala --175.
However, the cases there have been reduced to 13 dueto the efforts of district authorities and the health staffand the strict implementation of lockdown by the police.
"Kasaragod had the highest number of patients in thestate. However, the general hospital there had cured 89patients and the last person was discharged today.
A strong 200-member team of doctors and other healthworkers have done a wonderful job I would like to congratulatethem," Vijayan told media.
The general hospital at Kasaragod had 89 patients,while Kanhangad district hospital 43 patients.
The recently opened medical college hospital, whichwas converted into a coronavirus treatment centre, had 22patients and Pariyaram medical college treated 19 patients.
Two from Kasaragod were treated in Kozhikode Medicalcollege.
"As of now, there are 13 COVID-19 patients inKasaragod of which eight are treated in the recently openedcovid treatement centre and four in Kanhangad districthospital," state Health Minister K K Shailaja said in arelease.
The district was in the news recently for thehighest number of COVID-19 patients in the state and also fora meagre medical infrastructural facility.
However, the state government swiftly took controlof the situation and opened the under construction medicalcollege in the district and converted it into a COVID-19treatment centre. RRT BNWELCOME BNWELCOME