Cases drop below 5,000 after 80 days
The Hindu
4,804 people test positive; State records fewer than 100 deaths for the second day in a row
After 80 days, Tamil Nadu’s daily count of COVID-19 cases dropped below 5,000 on Monday. A total of 4,804 people tested positive, while the State recorded fewer than 100 deaths for the second day in a row. So far, 24,70,678 people have tested positive and 32,388 people have succumbed to the infection in the State. In the second wave of the pandemic, the number of people testing positive a day crossed the 5,000-mark on April 9 (5,441).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.