VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 2,100 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the cumulative caseload to 19,05,023. This is the lowest one-day case total in the last three months after the state recorded 2,331 infections on April 7.
The toll increased to 12,870 as 26 patients succumbed to the virus. This is again the lowest daily death count in 80 days. As many as 3,435 patients were declared cured on Monday, outnumbering daily cases for the 44th consecutive day.
There are 33,964 active cases with 18,58,189 cumulative recoveries and 12,870 fatalities. East Godavari reported the highest number of infections of 583, followed by Chittoor (316). For the first time in months, four districts—Anantapur (60), Kurnool (50), Srikakulam (48) and Vizianagaram (22)—recorded double-digit case numbers.
AP tested 72,731 samples on Monday and detected 2,100 new cases, translating to a positivity rate of 2.8%. This is the lowest positivity rate in over three months.
