Central region records 1,472 cases
The Hindu
The central region reported 1,472 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, mostly pertaining to Tiruchi, Thanjavur, and Nagapattinam districts. Seven deaths were reported in the region - three in Thanjavu
The central region reported 1,472 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, mostly pertaining to Tiruchi, Thanjavur, and Nagapattinam districts. Seven deaths were reported in the region - three in Thanjavur, two in Tiruvarur, and one each in Tiruchi and Pudukottai. Two women aged 50 and 86 years, and a 53-year-old man succumbed to COVID-19 in Thanjavur. An 84-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man from Tiruvarur, both suffering from a history of coronary artery disease and hypertension, also succumbed to the infection. A 72-year-old man from Tiruchi and a 67-year-old man from Pudukottai also died of the infection.More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists