VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,337 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 20,38,690. The toll increased to 14,070 as nine more patients succumbed to the pandemic.
As many as 1,282 patients were declared cured on Sunday. There are currently 14,699 active cases with 20,09,921 cumulative recoveries and 14,070 fatalities. The active caseload has been hovering around the 14,000-15,000 range for about a month.
Chittoor reported 231 new cases on Sunday, followed by East Godavari (198), and Prakasam (161).
Five districts recorded double-digit case numbers, while Kurnool reported only three cases. The number of active cases in Kurnool district has further dropped to 38. Anantapur also has less than 100 active cases at 79. Four districts currently have more than 2,000 active cases each, accounting for about 65% of the total active cases.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 68,568 Covid-19 tests to detect 1,337 new cases. This translates to a case positivity rate of 1.9%. With daily cases decreasing, more than 90% of the total beds are currently vacant at the 262 Covid hospitals.
The total occupancy is less than 1,000 at the Covid Care Centres spread across the state. However, the state government is readying more than 700 hospitals for the anticipated third wave.
