Over 18k test positive, 71 succumb to COVID in A.P.
The Hindu
Active cases cross 1. 5 lakh and recoveries 10 lakh
Andhra Pradesh reported 71 deaths due to COVID and 18,972 infections in the 24 hours ending Monday morning, taking the toll to 8,207 and cumulative tally to 11,63,994. As many as 10,227 patients recovered in the past day and the number of recoveries crossed the 10-lakh mark and reached 10,03,935.More Related News
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