Kerala reports 19,682 new COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
Kerala’s active case pool is dropping at a fast pace, and on Thursday it had 1,60,046 patients, with 20,510 patients reported to have recovered from the disease on the day
Kerala reported 19,682 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday when 1,21,945 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
The State’s active case pool is dropping at a fast pace, and on Thursday it had 1,60,046 patients, with 20,510 patients reported to have recovered from the disease on the day. The Health Department states that only 13% of the active cases are hospitalised.
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.