State comes second after Bihar in vaccination drive
The Hindu
Karnataka achieved another milestone with total vaccinations crossing five crore
Karnataka set a new record on the vaccination front on Friday by administering 27,80,032 COVID-19 vaccine doses by 9.30 p.m. during the mega vaccination drive, the second highest in the country.
Although the State stood first in the country ahead of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh which achieved over 26.62 lakh doses and 24.86 lakh doses respectively till 8.30 p.m., Bihar pushed Karnataka to the second position by administering 27,81,417 doses by 9.30 p.m.
With this, the State has achieved a cumulative coverage of 88% against its target of administering 31,75,000 doses during the mega drive. Districts had been given targets based on remaining population to be vaccinated there and second dose due, focussing on priority groups.
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.