50% of those above 18 given vaccine
The Hindu
Second dose has been administered to 19.5% of the population in the category
Over 50% of the population above 18 years of age—50.04% to be exact—has been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the State, Health Minister Veena George has said. Second dose has been administered to 19.5% of the population above 18 years. A total of 1,66,89,600 doses of vaccine has been administered, which includes 1,20,10,450 first doses and 46,79,150 second doses.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.