Visakhapatnam district sees one death and 120 new COVID-19 cases
The Hindu
118 persons recover from coronavirus
The Visakhapatnam district recorded 120 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours ending Sunday morning taking the cumulative case tally to 1,51,513. The death toll increased to 1,042 as one more patient succumbed to the coronavirus.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.