Central districts report 18 deaths
The Hindu
The central region reported 1,838 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The region reported 13 deaths, the highest in recent days. Five of the eight districts reported at least one death. Tiruchi distric
The central region reported 1,838 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The region reported 13 deaths, the highest in recent days. Five of the eight districts reported at least one death. Tiruchi district reported the highest ever single-day spike with 653 fresh cases on a single day. A 45-year-old woman with diabetes and men aged 82, 64, and 51 years, all with comorbidity of hypertension succumbed to the viral infection in Tiruchi. In Nagapattinam, men aged 62, 61, and 48 years and a 48-year-old woman also died of the virus. Two men in Thanjavur, and two in Tiruvarur, and a 82-year-old man from Perambalur died of COVID-19.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.