8,063 fresh cases in State
The Hindu
TPR at 9.44%, active cases dips to 96,012
Kerala reported 8,063 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Monday, when 85,445 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. This dip in cases is a Monday phenomenon evident in the State since the beginning of the pandemic, when testing dips significantly over the weekend. The test positivity rate (TPR) in the State, which had remained steady around 10% for the past few days, touched 9.44% on the day.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.