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Unabated deaths cause of concern
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South Coastal Andhra reports 1,626 new infections; daily toll touches 20
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A journalist taking the jab as Ongole MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and Prakasam District Collector Pola Bhaskar and others look on, in Ongole on Tuesday.
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South Coastal Andhra reports 1,626 new infections; daily toll touches 20
New COVID infections showed a slight increase in the South Coastal Andhra region while unabated fatalities continued to be a cause of concern.
Eleven patients in Prakasam district and nine in SPSR Nellore district succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours ending 9.00 am on Tuesday. With this, the toll increased to 1,539 in the region.
Nine patients being treated for black fungus in Anantapur GGH
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Their condition is serious, says hospital Superintendent
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Their condition is serious, says hospital Superintendent
Nine COVID-19 patients, who, after recovering, returned to the Government General Hospital here with severe symptoms of headache, fever, pain under the eyes, nasal or sinus congestion, and partial loss of vision, were diagnosed with mucormycosis, also known as Black Fungus.
While five patients had come to the hospital on Thursday, four were admitted on Friday.
“All of them are being treated with oral drugs, as the injectable drugs, which are more effective, are unavailable anywhere in the State. These drugs are likely to reach the teaching hospitals that are designated for treating Black Fungus cases on Monday,” GGH Superintendent K.S.S. Venkateswara Rao told
15 patients die of COVID in Nellore, Prakasam
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Highest single-day toll in the region since April
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Highest single-day toll in the region since April
Coronavirus continued to cause havoc in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh as 15 patients died and 2,800 patients contracted the infection in a span of 24 hours.
Though there was a slight dip in fresh cases during the previous day, new cases rose again in the last 24 hours ending 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The partial lockdown imposed to combat the disease seemed to have little effect either on the incidence of the disease or deaths during the period.
Former IJU President Amarnath dies of Covid
April 20, 2021
He was under treatment at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences
K Amarnath, a former National Secretary of Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and President of Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ), has passed away due to Covid-19 infection.
The 69-year-old journalist breathed his last while taking treatment at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here.
He was elected as a member to the Press Council of India and headed its sub-committee that conducted an inquiry into attacks on journalists in various parts of the country. After a nation-wide tour, the committee submitted a report with recommendations to protect the lives and interests of journalists.