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more-inOne more person has died due to the suspected infection of Nipah virus (NiV) in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Three persons from a family from Sooppikkada village in Changaroth gram panchayat limits near Perambra, Kozhikode, died on Sunday due to virus encephalitis and myocarditis since May 5. Laboratory results from National Virology Institute, Pune, had confirmed the infection for the first time in the State. Saritha told the media late Sunday night that laboratory results from National Virology Institute, Pune, had confirmed the infection for the first time in the State. Health Minister KK Shylaja, who attended a high-level meeting in Kozhikode, said eight people were under observation in various government and private hospitals..