VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,623 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 20,21,325. The toll increased to 13,911 as eight more patients succumbed to the pandemic.
Two patients each died of the disease in Chittoor and Krishna, and one each in Guntur, Nellore, Prakasam and West Godavari.
As many as 1,340 patients were declared cured. There are currently 15,158 active cases in the state, with 19,92,256 cumulative recoveries and 13,911 fatalities.
East Godavari reported 342 new infections, followed by Chittoor (276) and Nellore (194). Six districts recorded double-digit case numbers.
The state conducted 65,596 Covid-19 tests on Sunday and detected 1,623 new infections. This translates to a case positivity rate of 2.5%.
Andhra Pradesh has so far recorded 4,889 mucormycosis (black fungus) cases. With decreasing daily Covid-19 case numbers, new black fungus infections have reduced in the recent weeks. There are currently 463 active black fungus cases in the state.
As many as 2,687 surgeries have been performed on black fungus patients. The fungal disease has claimed the lives of 448 people in the state. West Godavari has a cumulative caseload of only 23 black fungus infections, the lowest among districts, while it is 782 in Chittoor. West Godavari is currently the only district to have no active black fungus case.
