Thrikkakara tops in COVID-19 cases in district
The Hindu
Testing and contact tracing to be intensified in the region from today
Thrikkakara recorded another spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 50 persons testing positive in the region. The district registered 842 new cases and a positivity rate of 9.04%. The positivity rate on Sunday saw a slight drop from a rate of 10.22% on Saturday. The highest number of active cases in the district is in the age category of 40 to 50 years, with 853 people in the age bracket recovering from the infection. This is followed by 836 people between the ages of 20 and 30 years, and 835 people between 30 and 40 years. Active cases also include 748 people between the ages of 50 and 60 and 439 people between the ages of 60 and 70.Amid strike by some Loco Pilots, Railways is trying to ensure undisrupted service: Palakkad Division
The Palakkad Division of Southern Railway on Friday, said it was making all efforts to keep trains running in time amid a section of Loco Pilots continuing to strike from work with a demand for a 46-hour periodical rest.
After completing her Class XII a few years ago, Lakshmi Priya from Sivakasi faced financial constraints that prevented her from pursuing higher education. Despite her circumstances, she persevered by folding matchboxes to earn a meagre income. “I have always done this work – folding matchboxes. Many families in Sivakasi and surrounding areas do this work, from home,” said Ms.Priya who is now 19 years old. “I always wanted to learn something related to Computer Science. We did not have a proper teacher for this particular subject at school. But I managed to score 95%,” she said.
Ahead of the southwest monsoon, the officials from multiple departments were directed to carry out the standard operating procedure and ensure that all the parameters were adhered to as per the guidelines issued by the Disaster Management Plan of the Tamil Nadu government, said Theni Collector R.V. Shajeevana here on Friday.