VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,506 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 19,93,697. The toll increased to 13,647 as 16 more patients succumbed to the pandemic.
As many as 1,835 patients were declared cured on Sunday. There are currently 17,865 active cases in the state with 19,62,185 cumulative recoveries and 13,647 fatalities.
Six districts have an active caseload of less than 1,000 each with Kurnool having as few as 116 active cases. More than 95% of the total beds at Covid-19 hospitals remain vacant in Kurnool district. Only 12 patients are currently receiving treatment at various Covid-19 hospitals in Vizianagaram. All the 191 ICU beds in Srikakulam district are unoccupied.
East Godavari reported 319 new infections on Sunday, followed by Chittoor (217) and West Godavari (170). Seven districts recorded double-digit case numbers.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 65,500 Covid-19 tests on Sunday and detected 1,506 new cases. This translates to a case positivity rate of 2.3%. The daily case positivity has remained under 3% for the last several weeks.
Andhra Pradesh crossed the 2.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine dose milestone on Sunday. Andrha Pradesh administered about 50,000 vaccine doses on Sunday. First dose was given to about 1.85 crore people.
