VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 259 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 20,66,929.
The toll increased to 14,382 as five more people succumbed to the pandemic. Two patients died in Guntur and one each in Krishna, Prakasam and West Godavari. Altogether, 354 patients were declared cured on Tuesday. There are currently 4,042 active cases with 20,48,505 cumulative recoveries and 14,382 fatalities.
For the first time in months, no district recorded more than 50 daily cases on Tuesday. Chittoor reported 48 new cases, followed by Guntur (41) and East Godavari (34). Four districts recorded single-digit case numbers.
Kurnool for the second straight day did not report any new cases. Kurnool has only 19 active cases, the lowest among all districts.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 33,437 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday and detected 259 cases. This translates to a case positivity rate of less than 0.8%. This is the lowest daily case positivity rate in nearly 230 days. From an average 0.25% daily case positivity rate in February, the positivity rate climbed to an average of 20% in May.
