Puducherry records 15 more COVID-19 deaths, 799 new cases
The Hindu
Puducherry registered 12 deaths, Yanam two and Karaikal one.
The COVID-19 death toll in the Union Territory rose to 848 with 15 more deaths reported in the last 24 hours even as 799 new cases were added to the case tally on May 3. Puducherry registered 12 deaths, Yanam two and Karaikal one. The patients were in the age group of 39 to 85 years. With this, the region-wise toll stood 687 in Puducherry, 95 in Karaikal, 52 in Yanam and 14 in Mahe.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.