Drop in COVID tests and cases
The Hindu
State post 578 new infections, 3 deaths
A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases in Telangana was recorded on Sunday as testing took a nosedive as it usually does. Usually, around 1 lakh to 1.1 lakh samples are examined a day and over 700 people are detected with coronavirus. However, only 90,966 samples were tested on Sunday, and 578 turned up positive. Results of 1,159 were awaited. Three more COVID patients died, taking the death toll to 3,759. The new 578 cases include 75 from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation region, 53 from Karimnagar, 43 from Khammam, 38 from Suryapet, and 36 each from Warangal Urban and Mancherial. No case was recorded in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, and only one person was detected with the virus in Narayanpet.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.