Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh reported 3,205 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 20,87,879. This represents an almost 75% jump in daily infection numbers from Tuesday (1,831 cases). The state did not record any Covid-related fatalities for the third consecutive day.
Altogether, 281 patients were declared cured on Wednesday. The active caseload crossed the 10,000 mark and now stands at 10,119.
Visakhapatnam posted a record 695 new cases on Wednesday, followed by Chittoor (607). These two districts have been accounting for about 30-40% of total daily cases of the state for the last one week. Kadapa (42) is the only district to record less than 50 daily cases on Wednesday.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 41,954 Covid-19 tests on Wednesday and detected 3,205 cases. This translates to a daily case positivity rate of 7.6%, the highest in the last seven months.
Due to the sudden surge in daily case numbers, the health department has started utilising the services of 640 hospitals out of the 706 hospitals identified for the third wave. About 1,000 patients are receiving treatment at various hospitals spread across the state.
The vaccination coverage among the 15-18 age group crossed the 21-lakh mark on Wednesday out of the targeted 24.4 lakh people.
