Coronavirus | Kerala records 31,445 fresh cases
The Hindu
TPR touches 19.03%, active cases 1,70,292.
The COVID-19 case graph as well as the test positivity rate (TPR) in Kerala soared on Wednesday, raising the spectre of another wave in the rising, as it happened last year in the post-Onam period The State logged 31,445 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, when 1,65,273 samples were tested over 24 hours. While this is indeed a huge leap from the 24,296 cases reported on the previous day, testing had simultaneously been increased. The TPR, which has been steadily rising, touched 19.03%.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.