Coronavirus | India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 2 crore
The Hindu
U.S. only other country to go over this number
With 3,10,845 new cases until 9.30 p.m. on Monday, India’s cumulative COVID-19 tally crossed 2 crore and stood at 2,02,30,708. The U.S. is the only other country to have crossed this mark. The country also recorded over 2,561 deaths due to COVID-19, taking the toll to 2,21,508. Maharashtra reported 48,621 infections, followed by Kerala (44,438), and Uttar Pradesh (29,192). Maharashtra also recorded 567 casualties, followed by Uttar Pradesh (288) and Karnataka (239). Over 15 lakh tests were conducted in India on Sunday (results of which were made available on Monday). As many as 2,75,792 new recoveries were recorded, taking the total to 1,65,57,734. The figures do not include cases and deaths from Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Ladakh. The data are sourced from the health bulletins of the respective States and UTs.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.