New DMHO for Chittoor as COVID scene worsens
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The Principal Secretary to Government (CH&FW) on Thursday issued orders posting U. Sreehari, Civil Surgeon Specialist, Joint director (Child Health Immunisation), as the brand new District Medical and Health Officer of Chittoor district.
The appointment comes within the wake of alarming variety of COVID circumstances within the district, which is inching nearer to 1.7-lakh adopted by 1,137 deaths. While Chittoor tops the State within the variety of casualties, it ranks second in relation to constructive circumstances.
On Thursday, the district recorded 3,185 new circumstances, the best within the second wave, and 15 deaths. The officers mentioned the positivity charge was additionally near 35%, whereas the every day exams at current is but to cross the ten,000-mark.
Collector M. Hari Narayanan on Wednesday needed to halt fee of salaries to workers in 5 key departments concerned within the sixth part of fever survey in Srikalahasti, Satyavedu, Tamballapalle, Madanapalle and Tamballapalle mandals.
After the loss of life of 11 sufferers because of interruption within the oxygen provide at SVRR Hospital in Tirupati on May 10, a worry gripped individuals and officers on COVID obligation. Apart from the surge within the quantity sufferers going to COVID hospitals, vying for oxygen beds, the COVID Care Centres within the district are additionally filling up with sufferers.
Though COVID hospitals are performing at Madanapalle, Kuppam and Palamaner for the western mandals, in case of emergency, the sufferers admitted there need to be shifted to the State COVID hospital and its subsidiary items in Tirupati.
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