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Efforts on to revive two oxygen plants in Nellore
Updated May 14, 2021, 1:00 am IST
Once they resume operations, there will be no problems for small hospitals
District Collector K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu told this newspaper that they waived dues pertaining to electricity connection for the unit which is capable of producing 4 tonnes of oxygen per day. AFP
Nellore: With supplies unlike to fully meet the rapidly growing demand for oxygen from Covid patients anytime soon, officials have taken up revival of the two sick oxygen production units in the district on a war-footing.
Officials are trying to ensure that Krishna Teja Air Products located at Budanam in Chillakur mandal is brought back on stream and starts filling up cylinders from Saturday.
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No shortage of medicines, Nellore Collector informs Industries Minister
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No shortage of medicines, Nellore Collector informs Industries Minister
Coronavirus continued to rage with full fury in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh claiming the lives of 12 more patients and infecting close to 2,900 persons in a span of 24 hours.
The virus showed no signs of loosening its vice-like grip as the active cases rose to a new high of little over 32,500 in the region, including 16,500-plus cases in SPSR Nellore district, in the last 24 hours ending 9 a.m. on Wednesday.
Active cases crossed the 30,000-mark in the region
Coronavirus continued to rage across South Coastal Andhra Pradesh leaving 13 more patients dead and more than 2,500 persons infected in a span of 24 hours.
The number of active cases crossed the 30,000-mark in the region as 1,574 persons in SPSR Nellore district and 980 in Prakasam tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours ending 9 a.m. on Saturday, according to a health bulletin released by the State government.
As a result, the overall tally crossed the 1.75 lakh-mark in the region, where the toll rose to 1,331 after seven patients in SPSR Nellore district and six in Prakasam succumbed to the virus during the period. Of this, Prakasam accounted for 675 deaths so far while Nellore district for 656 deaths.
Active cases cross the 25,000-mark
There was no respite for people from COVID-19 scourge in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh as 11 more persons succumbed to the pandemic and over 2,900 persons got infected in a span of 24 hours.
The toll rose to 1,281 in the region as seven patients died in SPSR Nellore district and four in Prakasam district in the last 24 hours ending 9 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a health bulletin. So far, 631 patients in SPSR Nellore district and 650 in Prakasam district had died.
Health professionals had a tough time in treating the patients as the number of active cases touched the 25,000-mark, as 1,160 persons in SPSR Nellore district and 1,741 in Prakasam district tested positive for the virus. With this, the overall cases tally crossed the 1.62 lakh mark in the region including 85,780 in SPSR Nellore district.