80 more people have tested positive for coronavrus in Andhra Pradesh, taking the total number of cases in the state to 893. This is single day record for the state. Out of the total cases, 141 patients have recovered and 27 others succumbed to the infection, as per the bulletin released by Andhra Pradesh Health Department.
A total of 725 patients are under treatment. AP now equals with Telangana in terms of active cases. Telangana also has 725 active corona cases in the state.
Kurnool sees no decline in corona cases. It recorded the highest number of 31 new cases and two deaths, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 234 and deaths to seven. Wth 18 new cases in Guntur, the tally reached 195 in the district. Chittoor recorded 14 new cases and total number of cases in the district are 73.
The community transmission that began in the temple town of Srikalahasthi in Chittoor district spread further as 14 more cases were registered in the last 24 hours.
It said a record 6,522 samples were tested during the period, of which 6,442 turned negative.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 tests in the state stood at 48,034 and 47,141 of them were negative till date, the bulletin added.