VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,501 new cases on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 19,98,603.
The death toll increased to 13,696 as 10 more patients succumbed to the virus.
Three patients died in Krishna district, two each in Chittoor, East Godavari and Nellore districts and one in Visakhapatnam.
As many as 1,697 patients were declared cured on Thursday. The active caseload has further dropped to 15,738 with 19,69,169 cumulative recoveries and 13,696 fatalities.
East Godavari reported 315 new infections, followed by Nellore (242), Chittoor (174), West Godavari (150), Krishna (147), Guntur (141), Visakhapatnam (109) and Prakasam (107). Five districts--Anantapur, YSR Kadapa, Kurnool, Srikakulam, and Vizianagaram--recorded less than 50 cases number with Vizianagaram recording the lowest, six cases.
Case positivity rate stands at 2.21 percent. The cumulative positivity rate stood at over 7.8 percent.
