2,479 new cases reported in Kollam as caseload soars in Kottayam, Pathanamthitta
The Hindu
The district reported 2,479 new cases of COVID-19 and 2,582 recoveries on Wednesday.While 2,469 patients contracted the virus through contact, others include two NRIs and eight health workers. At pres
The district reported 2,479 new cases of COVID-19 and 2,582 recoveries on Wednesday. While 2,469 patients contracted the virus through contact, others include two NRIs and eight health workers. At present, the district has 21,748 persons under observation and the total number of samples collected is 21,61,869. While 2,235 persons completed home quarantine on Wednesday, the Health Department has traced 3,27,884 primary and 19,373 secondary contacts.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.