VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,445 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 20,33,419.
The death toll increased to 14,030 as 11 more patients succumbed to the pandemic.
As many as 1,243 patients were declared cured on Tuesday. There are 14,603 active cases with 20,04,786 cumulative recoveries and 14,030 fatalities. Kurnool has 67 active cases, the lowest among all districts. Three districts have more than 2,000 active cases each.
East Godavari reported 274 new infections on Wednesday, followed by Chittoor (201) and Krishna (164). Four districts recorded double-digit case numbers. East Godavari continued to lead the table with 2.88 lakh cumulative infections, followed by Chittoor (2.41 lakh). Vizianagaram is the only district to have less than one lakh cumulative cases.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 62,252 Covid-19 tests on Wednesday and detected 1,445 infections. This translates to a case positivity rate of 2.3%.
Andhra Pradesh has so far reported 4,963 mucormycosis (black fungus) cases. In the last one week, the state recorded 38 new infections. The viral disease has so far claimed the lives of 450 people. According to official data, 2,727 surgeries were performed on the mucormycosis patients. There are currently 337 active cases. Chittoor reported 804 black fungus cases, the highest among all districts.
