VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,246 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 20,44,490. The toll increased to 14,118 as 10 more patients succumbed to the virus. As many as 1,450 patients were declared cured on Friday.
There are currently 13,535 active cases with 20,16,837 cumulative recoveries and 14,118 fatalities. Only about 3,400 patients are availing of treatment in Covid-19 hospitals/Covid care centres, while the remaining patients have opted for home isolation.
Chittoor reported 207 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, followed by East Godavari (167). Six districts recorded double-digit infection numbers.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 55,323 Covid-19 tests on Friday and detected 1,246 cases. This translates to a case positivity rate of 2.2%. The cumulative recovery rate of Andhra Pradesh stands at 98.6%, against the national average of 97.7%.
According to official data, there are no active cases in 10,921 ward/village secretariats out of a total 15,001 secretariats in the state. The weekly case positivity rate is less than 3% in 10 districts, while the state’s overall weekly positivity rate stands at 2.12%.
Andhra Pradesh has so far administered 3.89 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses as of Friday evening, including 1.27 second dose recipients. The state has given more than two crore doses to women, outnumbering men.
