247 new COVID cases
The Hindu
There were 247 new positive cases of COVID and one death in the State on Thursday.As many as 51,251 samples were tested on Thursday, including 45,608 in government institutions and 5,913 in private. T
There were 247 new positive cases of COVID and one death in the State on Thursday.
As many as 51,251 samples were tested on Thursday, including 45,608 in government institutions and 5,913 in private. The number of recovered cases were 315. Reports for 1,355 samples were awaited, the media bulletin on COVID issued by the government said.
The cumulative positive cases went up to 6,64,411 with the new cases. The highest number of 71 cases were detected in GHMC followed by 21 in Karimnagar.
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.