Sea wrath worsens Chellanam’s COVID woes
The Hindu
All 21 wards of the panchayat hit by sea incursion; sea wall entirely destroyed in some areas
Chellanam’s existing COVID-related woes were exacerbated by sea incursion and flooding on Friday. The panchayat had recently reported a spike in COVID cases. K.D. Prasad, Chellanam panchayat president, said that the panchayat had around 470 active COVID cases. Going by daily bulletins from the district administration, Chellanam has reported a total of 131 new cases in the past three days. A health inspector in the area said that wards 1 to 11 of the panchayat had a total of 220 active cases. The panchayat’s own domiciliary care centre is yet to begin functioning, since it requires more work, Mr. Prasad said. COVID positive patients recovering at home and hit by sea incursion were being shifted to a first-line treatment centre at Kumbalanghi.More Related News