VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 2,527 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative caseload to 19,46,749.
The toll increased to 13,197 as 19 more people succumbed to the pandemic. Four people succumbed to the pandemic in Chittoor, three each in Krishna and Nellore, two each in East Godavari, Prakasam and West Godavari, and one each in Kadapa, Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam.
As many as 2,417 patients were declared cured on Wednesday. There are currently 23,939 active cases with 19,09,613 cumulative recoveries and 13,197 fatalities. Kurnool, which has a less than 1% weekly case positivity rate, has as few as 306 active cases. East Godavari, the current disease epicentre, has 4,507 active cases, the highest among all districts.
East Godavari reported 515 new infections on Wednesday, followed by Chittoor (318) and Prakasam (303). Four districts recorded less than 100 new cases.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 86,280 Covid-19 tests and detected 2,527 new cases on Wednesday. This translates to a case positivity rate of 2.9%. The case positivity rate has remained around 3% for the last two weeks. The cumulative case positivity rate stands at 8.2%. The overall fatality rate has remained stable at 0.68%.
About 80% of the total beds at the existing 294 Covid-19 hospitals are vacant.
