Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has said that the 43-year-old Nipah patient undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital here has been given the second dose of the monoclonal antibody drug.

There are no new cases or new additions to the contact list of the infected person on Monday (June 15). Members of the Central team visited a private hospital in Feroke, where the infected person sought treatment earlier.

In a press release, Mr. Muraleedharan said that the patient continued to be in a critical condition and on ventilator support. The lab results of a healthcare worker on his contact list had turned negative for the virus for the second time. Two of his seven family members, who were hospitalised earlier for observation, were discharged as they no longer showed any symptoms of the infection. Another family member, who was on home quarantine, was hospitalised for observation on Monday. A total of six persons are under observation now. There are 103 people on the contact list.