In a district of 27 lakh people that would amount to 9 lakh positives
With the COVID-19 infection rampant in North Andhra, people wait to get registered for a a COVID -19 test at the Government ENT Hospital in Visakhapatnam. (DC Photo: K N Murali Krishna)
Visakhapatnam: The collector of Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh made a startling revelation that 30 per cent of the population has been infected by the coronavirus. Srikakulam district has a population of 27 lakh.
Collector J Niwas made this announcement at a Vanamahotsavam meeting held in Etcherla mandal on Wednesday in the presence of the local MLA Gorle Kiran Kumar. Niwas said that though the people were having strong symptoms of viral infection, they were not coming forward for a coronavirus test. He appealed to the people to get tested as the delay might endanger their lives.
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