COVID-19: State registers 16 deaths, 1,601 cases in a day
The Hindu
Chittoor records six deaths; toll highest in the last 10 days
The State reported 16 new deaths due to COVID and 1,601 new infections in the 24 hours ending Wednesday morning. The single-day infection was highest in the past 12 days, and the single-day toll was highest in the past 10 days. The number of samples tested in the past day was also the highest in 12 days. The cumulative tally increased to 20,06,191 and toll reached 13,766 while the recovery rate and death rate remain at 98.61% and 0.69% respectively. The number of active cases increased to 14,061 as only 1,201 patients have recovered in the past day. So far 19,78,364 patients have recovered in the State.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.