Over 70,000 received jab in mega drive, says DMHO
The Hindu
‘So far 36.75 lakh people vaccinated in the district’
Over 70,000 people were administrated the first or the second COVID-19 vaccine doses at the mega vaccination drive conducted in the district on Friday, said District Medical & Health Officer (DMHO) P. Suryanarayana. The total number of persons vaccinated in the district is around 36.75 lakh, including 10.41 lakh people who received both the doses, he said.
The mega vaccination drive was taken up in all the PHCs and health centres. At a few areas, door-to-door vaccination was organised for the eligible elderly persons. Sachivalayam staff, ANMs, ward volunteers and the Health Department officials coordinated the drive.
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.