Nipah virus scare: Death toll rises to 10 in North Kerala; Centre monitoring situation Nipah virus scare: Death toll rises to 10 in North Kerala; Centre monitoring situation News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Shashikant Sharma | Updated on: 22 May 2018, 04:14:21 PM New Delhi: The death toll due to the deadly Nipah Virus in Kerala rose to 10 on Tuesday, while two more people undergoing treatment were in critical condition, the state government said. All the deaths were reported in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts of north Kerala and the state government had informed the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the outbreak. “Two persons—Rajan and Ashokan, who were undergoing treatment at Kozhikode, died this morning, have been confirmed to have contracted the virus. A nursing assistant, Lini, who died Monday had also contracted the virus,” PTI quoted state Health Minister KK Shylaja as saying.