Cops, pregnant woman among 23 new cases of Corona in Udupi district on Sunday
Udupi, May 24: The district recorded as many as 23 cases of Corona infection on Sunday, including three police staff members and a pregnant woman, said Dr Sudhirchandra Sood, District Health and Family Welfare Officer.
Udupi district, which had been in the 16th position in the state with 53 Corona cases, is now in the 12th position, with a total of 76 cases of infection. It is, therefore, ahead of the neighbouring districts Dakshina Kannada, which is in the 16th position, and Uttara Kannada, which is in the 17th position in the state.
Of the 23 cases identified on Sunday, 17 cases are of people who came from different parts of Maharashtra, one is of a youngster from Telangana and another is of a 44-year-old woman who returned from the United Arab Emirates. The three police staff are the constables from Brahmavar and Karkala rural stations and assistant sub-inspector of the Ajekaru station. The pregnant woman who tested positive is a 22-year-old from Karkala.
Also, 11 of the infected persons are men, eight are women and four are children below 10 years of age. As many as 19 cases are of people who have come to Udupi district from other states and districts, while the remaining four are residents of the district.
The three police staff members who tested positive are 51, 41 and 29 years old and have been admitted into the Dr TMA Pai Covid Hospital in town. The Ajekaru, Karkala rural and Brahmavar police stations have been temporarily closed and will be sanitised as per the government guidelines. The stations will be opened only 48 hours later. In addition, people who had come to close contact with the three police staff are being identified. The district superintendent is taking additional care about the matter, Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesh has said.
The major case on Sunday being that of the pregnant woman from Karkala taluk, the government officials are investigating the cause for the infection, including the people she met. The district administration will ensure the women gets additional care as she is expecting delivery within about a fortnight, said the deputy commissioner.
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Crossing river, trekking hill voters reach polling booths to cast vote in Surguja LS constituency
Balrampur/Chhattisgarh (PTI): Enthusiastic voters reached polling booths trekking steep hilly paths, crossing a river and even on a horse to cast their votes in remote areas of the tribal-dominated Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
Balrampur district falls under the Surguja Lok Sabha constituency which was among seven seats where polling was held in third and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state. The Surguja Lok Sabha recorded 74.59 per cent voting, as per the Turnout application.
Voters, belonging to Pahadi Korva, a particularly vulnerable tribal group, including Rajesh, Madan, Sukhu, Gopal and Nandlal, crossed a river to exercise their franchise at a polling booth in village panchayat Amera under the Samri assembly constituency, a government official said.
Similarly, electors, including Lakhan Nagesia, Sahu, Phulsai and Kalesh of Bachwar village under the Ramanujganj assembly constituency walked through hilly terrain for about two hours covering 8 kms to reach a polling booth and cast their vote, he said. A voter, Parimal Dey, reached a polling booth in Sagarpur village under the Ramanujganj assembly seat on a horse, the official said. Dey is a cattle rearer who owns 150 goats.
Two hyper sensitive polling booths -- Chunchuna and Pundag -- located in a Naxal-affected area of the district which shares border with Jharkhand, also recorded significant turnout, he said. The two booths are located in the Samri assembly constituency.
"Special security arrangements were put in place in this area to ensure peaceful voting. Voters of Chunchuna and Pudang ensured their participation in the great festival of democracy braving Naxalite threat," he said. The Chunchuna polling booth has 767 voters and it recorded 84.35 per cent turnout, while Pundag has 595 electors and it registered a turnout of 72.44 per cent till 5 pm, the official added.
