113 test positive in Vellore
The Hindu
District tally rises to 46,016, 178 new cases in Ranipet
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Vellore district reached 46,016 with 113 new cases reported on Thursday. While 44,771 have been discharged, the number of active cases in the district stands at 305. The district’s death toll is 940. In Ranipet district, 178 cases were reported positive and the total stood at 39,520. In Tirupattur district, 108 new cases were reported on Thursday and the number of positive cases stood at 26,856.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.