Officials on alert as Chittoor seesa slight surge in COVID cases
The Hindu
The district has been reporting over 250 infections daily for the last one week
Task force personnel have expressed concern over the daily COVID-19 tally in Chittoor district that has remained over 250 during the last one week. Of the 255 cases on Sunday, half of them are from urban areas, mainly from Tirupati, Chittoor and Srikalahasti. Chittoor district recorded about 7,000 fresh cases by August 29, the highest in the State, with a fatality rate of 1.6%. Since March last year, the district has reported a total of 2.38 lakh cases and 1,840 casualties, also the highest in the State. Nodal Officer for Government District Headquarters Hospital (DHQH) and Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (AIMSR) A.K. Rajesh Babu said that top priority was being given to keep the cases under check as positivity rate has remained higher than the recovery rate in Chittoor for a week now.
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