Kerala's Health Minister confirms 674 under Nipah virus scrutiny across the state, with 36 in the highest-risk category.

Officials said 723 people across Kerala are on the Nipah contact list and 51 of them are linked to the newly suspected case.

Among them, 131 are from Malappuram, 426 from Palakkad, 115 from Kozhikode, and one each from Ernakulam and Thrissur.

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