Nearly 1,200 new cases, 10 deaths added to COVID figures
The Hindu
Daily positivity rate slips below 1%
The daily positivity rate of COVID-19 infection slipped below 1% — 0.94%, to be precise — with 1,175 new cases being reported during the 24-hour period till 5.30 pm on Tuesday. Ten deaths were also reported during the day. A total of 1,24,907 tests were conducted on Tuesday, taking the total to 1.77 crore. The tally reached 6,15,574 and the death toll stood at 3,586. The case fatality rate was at 0.58% against 1.3% at national level. With 1,771 infected persons were declared recovered on Tuesday, their cumulative total has gone up to 5,95,348. The recovery rate in the State is 96.71% against 96.45% at national level.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.