
COVID-19 cases surge to 85 in Chittoor
The Hindu
Chittoor district on Friday saw a spike of COVID-19 positive cases at 85, which included 58 in Tirupati Rural mandal. This is the highest figure in the tail-end district since December last.
The District Medical and Health Officer M. Penchalaiah told The Hindu that all the officials on COVID-19 duties were alerted at the mandal level after 57 students and a teacher at the Veda Patashala of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams had tested positive for the virus a couple of days ago.
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