1,666 fresh COVID-19 cases in Kozhikode
The Hindu
As many as 1,666 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Kozhikode district on Sunday.District Medical Officer V. Jayashree said in a release that the daily test positivity rate was 13.57% when 12,50
As many as 1,666 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Kozhikode district on Sunday. District Medical Officer V. Jayashree said in a release that the daily test positivity rate was 13.57% when 12,500 samples were tested. Of the fresh cases, 1,646 are locally acquired infections, and the source of 18 others is not known. Kozhikode Corporation accounted for 237 cases of local transmission of the infection, Koyilandy 49, Kayakkodi 47, Payyoli 45, Koduvally 43, and Chorod 42. As many as 1,686 people recovered from the infection. The active caseload in the district is 18,419.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.