Four students of Ved Pathshala at Srisailam in Kurnool district tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
The development, which came two days after six first-year students of Anantapur Government Medical College tested positive for COVID-19, caused a scare among the locals.
Around 50 positive cases are being seen daily in Kurnool district for the last five days, while in Anantapur it is close to 40. The number of positively active cases is 195 in Kurnool and 138 in Anantapur. The number of deaths related to COVID is 601 in Anantapur and 491 in Kurnool district. The city of Hindupur, where the first COVID-19 case was detected in the state last year, has seen an increase in positive cases in the last two days.
Executives of Srisailam Temple, Executive Officer Karanam S. An online review meeting was held with Rama Rao, health center doctor Somasekhar and other health and ordinary temple workers. Shri Rama Rao said that while all COVID-19 protocols should be followed religiously, the cleanliness of the queue of guest houses and devotees will be met as required.
He has asked every employee living in Srisailam and other outsiders to get themselves vaccinated as per government norms.
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