Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (EP)
Kasargod, Aug 24: Coronavirus has been confirmed in 118 people in the district on Monday. 103 among them have got the infection from contact. While three among them had come from abroad, 12 had arrived from another state, said district medical officer Dr A V Ramadas. Four police personnel and four health department staff have contracted the infection and 91 people have recovered and been discharged from the hospital.
Over 14 people from Kasargod municipal council limits, five each from Madhur, Mangalpady, three each from Chengala, Chemnad, Padanna, 20 from Nileshwar municipal council limits, eight each from Trikaripur, Pilikkod, 11 from Chervathur, one person each from Badiadka, Mogral Puttur, Kinanoor Karindala, East Eleri, Kodo Beloor, Karivellur, Pullor Periya, four each from Kumble, Delampady and two people each from Puthige and Valiaparaba have been infected with coronavirus infection.
Around 4,049 people have been infected in the district so far. 3,206 among them are infected by contacts. 513 among them had arrived from abroad and 375 from outside the state. 2,980 have recovered and 31 people have died out of the virus. Meanwhile, 5,288 people are under observation and 988 are in isolation wards.
MP Raj Mohan Unnithan on 24 hours sit-in protests
MP Raj Mohan Unnithan has resorted to 24-hour long sit-in protests alleging that the state government is conspiring to suspend CBI investigation regarding the murder of Youth Congress activists Kripesh and Sharathlal.
KPCC state president Mullapalli Ramachandran inaugurated the protests via video conference. Though the high court has ordered for CBI investigations, CBI has informed the high court that it is staying back from investigations. The state government is trying to mislead the investigations, he alleged.
Kripesh’s father Krishnan, Lal’s father Satya Narayan, KPCC chief secretary J Rathi Kumar, former MLA K P Kunhikannan, UDF convener A Govindan Nair and district Congress leaders took part in the protests.