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.