15,184 new COVID cases in Kerala
The Hindu
Active case pool dips below 2 lakh mark
Kerala logged 15,184 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday when 73,965 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
The State’s active case pool has dipped below the two lakh mark and on Saturday, it stood at 1,81,347, with 38,819 persons reported to have recovered from the disease on the day. About 3.9% of the active cases are currently hospitalised.
On Saturday, the total number of patients admitted with moderate or severe COVID in hospitals in the State decreased from 7,238 to 6,507. New hospital admissions on the day was 1,134.
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.