Active cases fall below 9,500 in South Coastal A.P.
The Hindu
More than 91,000 persons vaccinated in Prakasam on Sunday
New infections and active cases continued to decline while recoveries improved in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh. As many as four patients, including three in Prakasam district, succumbed to the viral disease in the region taking the toll to 1,780 in the last 24 hours ending 9 a.m. on Sunday. Prakasam district accounted for 892 deaths and SPSR Nellore district for 888 deaths, a health bulletin released by the State government said. The number of active cases came down to 9,400 in the region. As many as 600 persons, including 213 in SPSR Nellore district, tested positive for the disease in the region taking the cumulative tally to over 2.43 lakh. As many as 745 patients, including 306 in Prakasam district, recovered on Sunday taking the overall recoveries to 2.32 lakh.For the first time in a Lok Sabha election, the AIADMK forfeited deposits in seven constituencies. For the ruling DMK, the verdict is seen as a popular endorsement of the functioning of its three-year government under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. The outcome indicates that the BJP, whose Hindutva ideology has all along been considered alien to the political ethos of Tamil Nadu
Cardiologist and MP-elect from Bengaluru Rural C.N. Manjunath, who contested from the BJP and defeated three-time Congress MP D.K. Suresh, said he was the “people’s candidate” and that it is their aspiration to see him in the Union Cabinet. In an interview with The Hindu, he claimed his victory was possible because those who were treated at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research became his “ambassadors”.