Nipah: one more person on contact list discharged from Kozhikode MCH - The HinduUpdated - June 18, 2026 12:48 am IST - KozhikodeA security staff standing guard outside the Nipah isolation ward at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: K. RageshOne more person on the contact list of the 43-year-old Nipah patient from Ramanattukara has been discharged from the Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Kozhikode. The lab results of a healthcare worker and a relative of the patient have turned negative for the virus too.According to a release from the office of Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Wednesday (June 17, 2026), only four persons on the contact list are under observation at the Kozhikode MCH now. The patient continues to be on ventilator support at the hospital. There are 104 people on the contact list. Blood and nasal swab samples collected from domestic animals and the excretion of bats in the bat-roosting sites in Ramanattukara have been sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Members of an Indian Council of Medical Research Team held discussions with doctors at the MCH.Published - June 17, 2026 08:31 pm ISTSign in to unlock member-only benefits!Access 10 free stories every monthSave stories to read laterAccess to comment on every storySign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single clickGet notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products${ ind + 1 } ${ device }Last active - ${ la }