VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 400 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 20,63,577.
The toll increased to 14,343 as four more people succumbed to the pandemic. In all, 516 people were declared cured on Sunday. There are currently 5,102 active cases with 20,44,132 cumulative recoveries and 14,343 fatalities. The active caseload is less than 100 each in three districts. Five districts have more than 500 active cases each.
Chittoor reported 73 new infections on Sunday, followed by Krishna (68) and Guntur (50). Four districts recorded single-digit case numbers.
Andrha Pradesh conducted 37,744 Covid-19 tests to detect 400 new cases on Sunday. This translates to a case positivity rate of 1.1%.
The state currently stands in the seventh position among all states/Union Territories in terms of active cases, while it is in the fifth place in the cumulative infection numbers. Andhra Pradesh is the fifth state to record at least 20 lakh cumulative cases. Maharashtra reported the highest number of infections of 66 lakh.
When it comes to mortality rate, Andhra Pradesh occupied 21st place among all states/UTs. As many as 17 states/UTs recorded at least 1% mortality rate, while it is 0.69% in Andhra Pradesh. Punjab witnessed the highest mortality rate of 2.75%, followed by Uttarakhand (2.15%), Maharashtra (2.12%).
