Chittoor dist. sees sudden spike in COVID infections
The Hindu
Officials attribute it to public congregations last week
Chittoor district on Wednesday showed a sudden spike in the number of COVID cases with 68 new infections, a jump from 13 on January 3, including 41 from Tirupati municipal corporation limits.
The medical and health department officials attributed the development to the public congregations in the last week.
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