Andhra CM News

Reddy on Saturday said he submitted his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and the same was accepted.

The State Police also detained several party leaders including Naidu's son Nara Lokesh in East Godavari district as a preventive action to maintain the law and order situation in the state.

Chittoor DC said, "As of now, the death of 11 patients has been confirmed. Treatment is going on for the remaining patients at the hospital" The incident took place at around 8.30 pm due to low pressure in the medical oxygen supply. Several COVID patients are on ventilators there, he added

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting on prevailing conditions and containing COVID He directed the officials to increase beds in Covid hospitals, arrange 3,000 beds in Covid care centers in every district The officials were also asked to set up oxygen manufacturing plants, and arrange oxygen tankers at hospitals

YS Reddy asked officials to maintain a database of all patients to help doctors identify probable plasma donors in order to save lives. The CM asked collectors and joint collectors in each district to monitor the quality of services provided in 224 hospitals based on four key parameters - food, sanitation, infrastructure and staff.

Broadbasing government's outreach, senior minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday spoke to NCP chief Sharad Pawar, and ally TDP's chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu as part of its exercise to evolve a consensus on presidential candidate.