VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,433 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 19,97,102. The toll increased to 13,686 as 15 more patients succumbed to the pandemic. Three patients each died of the disease in Chittoor and Krishna, two each in Guntur, Nellore and Prakasam, and one each in East Godavari, Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts.
As many as 1,815 patients were declared cured on Wednesday. The active caseload has further dropped to 15,944 with 19,67,472 cumulative recoveries and 13,686 fatalities.
West Godavari reported 216 new infections, followed by Chittoor (204) and Nellore (194). Six districts recorded double-digit case numbers.
Andhra Pradesh has conducted 68,041 Covid-19 tests and detected 1,433 new cases. This translates to a case positivity rate of 2.1%. The cumulative case positivity rate stood at 7.8%.
In terms of active cases, Andhra Pradesh currently stands in the fifth place in the country, whereas the state has been ranked 20 among all the states in mortality rate. Punjab has the highest mortality rate at 2.7%.
Three states have recorded a mortality rate of at least 2%. As many as 17 states have witnessed more than 1% deaths among Covid-19 patients. Kerala has about 1.75 lakh active cases, the highest in the country, followed by Maharashtra.
