Nipah: death toll 15

The death toll in the Nipah virus infection in the State rose to 15 on Wednesday as one more person, a staff of a district court here, succumbed to the virus late in the evening.

District Medical Officer V. Jayashree gave his name as Madhusoodanan, 54, of Nellikode in the city. He was a senior superintendent at the district court, Kozhikode. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the past few days. Madhusoodanan is survived by his wife and two sons.