Tirupati converted into containment zone
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Kerala Covid: Cong urges check on spread of panic. Image Source: IANS News
Tirupati, April 26 : With corona cases recorded in each and every division of the city, the authorities have designated Tirupati as a containment zone.
Tirupati Municipal Corporation Commissioner PS Girisha on Monday said that the decision was taken in the context of the central government s directives on controlling the virus spread.
A meeting of representatives of business and commercial organisations, police officials, and public representatives, was organised at the municipal corporation, to decide ways and means to control the Covid pandemic s spread in the city which is the gateway to Tirumala - the world s richest Hindu temple.
Chittoor’s new high of 1,024 cases sets alarm bells ringing
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Public transport in the district sees a fall in occupancy rate
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Public transport in the district sees a fall in occupancy rate
Chittoor district’s daily count of COVID-19 cases touched 1,024 on Friday, the highest since September last year.
While Tirupati Municipal Corporation and surrounding areas saw 424 cases, Chittoor Corporation reported 77, Srikalahasti and Punganur municipalities 40 and 37 cases respectively.
The virus prevalence, which remained limited to around a dozen mandals in the beginning of the month, has now spread to 61 out of 66 mandals in the district, with the areas bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu accounting for most of the new cases. The rise of COVID cases in Bengaluru and Chennai has its impact on Chittoor district as hundreds of traders and vendors keep travelling to these two busy destinations.
Officials grappling with spike in cases and surge in demand for vaccination
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While the new infections touched a high of 497, the stock of doses ran dry
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Collector M. Hari Narayanan speaking to medical teams during his inspection of the COVID ward at the district hospital in Chittoor on Friday.
While the new infections touched a high of 497, the stock of doses ran dry
The alarming rise in the COVID-19 cases in what is considered the second wave, coupled with the stock of vaccines running dry, is unnerving the people and officials as well in Chittoor district.
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