Maharashtra adds 56,647 new COVID-19 cases; active tally goes up again
The Hindu
669 fatalities take the toll to 70,284; Mumbai reports 3,629 cases, its lowest in days
Maharashtra reported 56,647 new COVID-19 cases against 51,356 recoveries on Sunday as the State’s active case tally rose to 6,68,353. A high fatality spike of 669 deaths pushed the death toll to 70,284. Of these, 350 deaths occurred in the last 48 hours and 153 during the last week. A further 166 were from the period before the past one week, the State Health Department said.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.